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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. The Rogue River watershed has more than how many square miles of wild and scenic rivers?

2. What color is the flower of the Camas plant?

3. How far away can wolves smell prey, according to the information in "About Wolves"?

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

5. How fast can a pronghorn run?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wander observe the horses doing in "Mountain"?

2. How are wolf tracks described in the final nonfiction chapters of the book?

3. How many teeth do wolves have? What is the strength of their bite?

4. How was OR-7 named? What name was he given?

5. Where and when was OR-7 born? When did his journey begin?

6. How is Wander impacted by his observations of the wild horses?

7. How is Night described? How does she behave when she meets Wander?

8. What foreshadowing is seen in "Run"?

9. Why does Wander leave behind the lake area in "Mountain"?

10. What informaton does Wander discern about the female wolf from her tracks in "Track"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss some of the aspects of humankind that Wander encounters along his journey. How are things such as highways described from Wander's perspective? How does he perceive the actions of humans? What dangers do humans pose to Wander?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the narrative style of A Wolf Called Wander. Why is this narrative style unique? How does it relate to some of the other literary devices that are employed in the narrative? How would the story differ if it were related from a different narrative point of view?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of survival in A Wolf Called Wonder. What does survival mean for Wander? What dangers does he face along his journey? How does Wander overcome the obstacles to survival?

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