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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Through his binoculars, Mowat sees a moving object that resembles what?
(a) A flag flying
(b) A swaying branch
(c) A feather boa
(d) A waving banner

2. According to Ootek, the wolves eat what in addition to mice?
(a) Ground squirrels
(b) Unwary humans
(c) Baby seals
(d) Ptarmigans

3. What was the estimate of wolf population in the Keewatin territory prior to Farley Mowat's study?
(a) 3,000
(b) 300
(c) 30,000
(d) 300,000

4. How heavy can this subspecies of wolf be?
(a) 107 pounds
(b) 140 pounds
(c) 170 pounds
(d) 180 pounds

5. The last view that Mowat has of the wolves in this chapter is:
(a) Two wolves fighting over some meat.
(b) A wolf settling down into a nap.
(c) The wolf staring threateningly at him.
(d) A wolf eating the body of a caribou.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who or what is Amorak?

2. According to Mowat, a rabid wolf wandered into what town in 1946?

3. What piece of equipment has Mowat forgotten on his walk?

4. How does Mowat make his retreat?

5. Where does Mowat figure that the female wolf has disappeared to?

(see the answer key)

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