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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who or what is Amorak?
(a) The spirit of the wolf
(b) The coat that Ootek wears
(c) The name of Ootek's tribe
(d) A tiny town in Manitoba

2. According to Mowat, a rabid wolf wandered into what town in 1946?
(a) Ottawa
(b) Keewatin
(c) Montreal
(d) Churchill

3. How many caribou does Mike claim to kill in a good year?
(a) 300
(b) 50
(c) 150
(d) 100

4. What does Mowat observe the wolves doing?
(a) Marking their territory
(b) Fighting over some meat
(c) Playing tag with each other
(d) Hunting a single caribou

5. How does Mowat make his retreat?
(a) Canoeing down the river
(b) Running full tilt down the hill
(c) Swimming across the river
(d) Walking backwards up a slope

Short Answer Questions

1. How heavy can this subspecies of wolf be?

2. What was the estimate of wolf population in the Keewatin territory prior to Farley Mowat's study?

3. What is Mowat counting to get to sleep?

4. What geographical feature does Mowat see through his binoculars?

5. What was the estimate that Mowat finally came to regarding the wolf population?

(see the answer key)

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