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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ootek, wolf cubs have even been adopted by:
(a) Grizzly bears
(b) Arctic foxes
(c) Human mothers
(d) Caribou herds

2. How does Albert first react to the female Husky?
(a) He runs in the other direction
(b) He pretends to ignore her
(c) He tries to bite her
(d) He turns into a buffoon

3. What keeps George from reaching the female Husky?
(a) Albert fights him off
(b) Angeline trips him
(c) Mowat fires his gun
(d) He gets confused

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

5. Mowat describes the puppies as being roughly the same size and shape as what?
(a) Marmosets
(b) Foxes
(c) Groundhogs
(d) Otters

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

7. What event does Mowat describe as a high point of the day?
(a) When the pups come out of the den to play
(b) When the wolves gather in a circle and howl
(c) When Angeline hunts for mice in the grass
(d) When the wolves return to the den

8. How does George play a joke on Albert?
(a) He sneaks up and pounces on him
(b) He hides Albert's piece of meat
(c) He pretends to catch a mouse
(d) He howls right in Albert's ear

9. According to Mowat, the ideal size for a wolf traveling band is how many?
(a) Five to ten individuals
(b) Ten to fifteen individuals
(c) One to five individuals
(d) Three to seven individuals

10. What do the male caribou do when the wolves appear?
(a) Charge them
(b) Run at them
(c) Nothing
(d) Bellow loudly

11. What parasite does Farley Mowat show to Ootek?
(a) An inactive tapeworm
(b) A large mosquito
(c) An nest of maggots
(d) A sucker fish

12. What does Albert try hunting while Mowat watches?
(a) Sculpin
(b) Ducks
(c) Mice
(d) Squirrels

13. How long do Albert and the Husky stay together?
(a) A few hours
(b) About a week
(c) Only two days
(d) Over a month

14. Why does Mowat go into the wolves' den?
(a) To collect wolf scats
(b) To look for George
(c) To hide inside it
(d) To measure it

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much is the bounty offered for dead wolves, according to Mowat?

2. What is the name of Mike's dog that Mowat uses in his experiment?

3. Why did Mowat have to shut his eyes while throwing the Raunkaier's Circle?

4. When being seriously chased by a wolf, the caribou tended to run:

5. What can happen if you ingest nematode worms?

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