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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the average size of a wolf?

2. What did Wander's mother say watched over the wolves?

3. What color is the manes of the horses that Wander encounters in "Mountain"?

4. Hummingbirds weigh about as much as what, according to the author in "The Habitats of the Pacific Northwest"?

5. How old is OR-7 said to be as of the writing of the book in "The Real Wolf Behind the Story"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the stars in A Wolf Called Wander?

2. What happened to OR-7 after he found a mate?

3. What does Wander manage to successfully hunt in "Water"? How does he feel about the hunt?

4. Why does Wander fail in his hunt of the deer in "Track"?

5. What foreshadowing is seen in "Run"?

6. How fast can wolves travel? How does their speed compare with other predators and prey?

7. What does Wander know about cougars when he first encounters one in "Hunt"?

8. Who does Wander encounter in "Fear"? How is the encounter described?

9. How does Wander overcome the main obstacle he faces in "Run"?

10. What do mountains symbolize in A Wolf Called Wander?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the different settings presented in A Wolf Called Wander and discuss their importance to the story. Could this novel have been set elsewhere? Why or why not? Why is the setting of the novel important?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes/motifs of the journey and coming of age in A Wolf Called Wander. In what ways does Wander develop as an adult wolf though the events in the story? What does he learn along his journey? How does this novel of journey and coming of age relate to others that evoke these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze three examples of irony in A Wolf Called Wander. What type of irony is presented? What purpose does it serve? How does this example of irony affect you as a reader?

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