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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the estimate that Mowat finally came to regarding the wolf population?
(a) 30,000
(b) 300,000
(c) 300
(d) 3,000

2. Why did Mowat have to shut his eyes while throwing the Raunkaier's Circle?
(a) To make sure he didn't see where it landed
(b) To keep himself from being blinded by the sun
(c) To keep himself from becoming too dizzy
(d) To make sure it landed in a random spot

3. Mowat is surprised to see what with the wolves?
(a) A dark-gray wolf
(b) Ootek and Mike
(c) Some of Mike's dogs
(d) A pack of foxes

4. What does Mike do when Ootek tells him about the wolves' message?
(a) He packs up for a hunting trip
(b) He closes the cabin door for the night
(c) He sets out traps for the wolves
(d) He ties the dogs close to the cabin

5. What time do the wolves appear with the herd?
(a) Shortly before noon
(b) Just before sunset
(c) Mid-afternoon
(d) A little after dawn

6. How many strange wolves arrive at the den while George and Albert are hunting?
(a) Five
(b) Four
(c) Two
(d) Three

7. What time did Ootek say George and Albert would return to the den?
(a) 12:17 p.m.
(b) Near dawn
(c) At dusk
(d) About midday

8. What is Farley Mowat doing when he sees the wolves in this chapter?
(a) Eating
(b) Sleeping
(c) Shaving
(d) Swimming

9. Which governmental agency was asked to search for Farley Mowat?
(a) The Churchill City Council
(b) The Royal Canadian Mounties
(c) The Interior Department
(d) The Department of Forestry

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

11. What does Mowat find inside the wolves' den?
(a) A group of foxes
(b) Nothing
(c) Angeline and a pup
(d) George and Albert

12. How was the wolf finally killed?
(a) He was shot by a soldier
(b) He died of the disease
(c) He was killed by a bear
(d) He was struck by a car

13. Mowat goes to view an alleged slaughter of deer by wolves in what location?
(a) Fishduck Lake
(b) Churchill Downs
(c) Mt. McKinley
(d) Manitoba Springs

14. Which wolf seems the most restless?
(a) George
(b) Albert
(c) Angeline
(d) One of the pups

15. How many caribou had been killed?
(a) Eighteen
(b) Thirteen
(c) Ten
(d) Twenty-three

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the caribou do when Mowat appears?

2. How many wolf-killed caribou did Farley Mowat examine?

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

4. What can happen if you ingest nematode worms?

5. What did Mowat cook for his guests?

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