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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the plane have trouble taking off?
(a) A broken wing
(b) A drunken pilot
(c) Frozen skis
(d) A faulty engine

2. Mowat planned to test his theory by:
(a) Eating only mice, then comparing himself to Mike, who lived on caribou
(b) Feeding only mice to a dog, while feeding caribou to another dog
(c) Preventing the wolves from hunting any prey but mice for several months
(d) Eating only mice for a time, then eating fresh fish and canned meat

3. What does Farley Mowat try to feed the wolves?
(a) Raw steaks
(b) Loaves of bread
(c) Meatloaf
(d) Cooked steaks

4. When being seriously chased by a wolf, the caribou tended to run:
(a) In zig-zags
(b) Towards the river
(c) Up the nearest hill
(d) In circles

5. Why do the pups run for their shelter?
(a) A black bear lumbers by
(b) A kestrel screams nearby
(c) A raven passes overhead
(d) Mowat starts making noise

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do Albert and the Husky stay together?

2. Mowat stays in Churchill through what month?

3. How many passengers is the aircraft designed to carry?

4. How far did the pilot fly to Mowat's base?

5. How many people did the rabid wolf kill?

(see the answer key)

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