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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did Mowat believe the Eskimo family was trying to do to him?
(a) Clothe him
(b) Feed him
(c) Hide him
(d) Kill him
2. According to Mowat, a rabid wolf wandered into what town in 1946?
(a) Keewatin
(b) Montreal
(c) Ottawa
(d) Churchill
3. How does Albert first react to the female Husky?
(a) He pretends to ignore her
(b) He tries to bite her
(c) He runs in the other direction
(d) He turns into a buffoon
4. What were the puppies playing with?
(a) Uncle Albert
(b) A live mouse
(c) An old log
(d) A caribou bone
5. What did Ootek later tell him they were doing?
(a) Trying to clothe him
(b) Trying to hunt caribou
(c) Trying to save him
(d) Trying to scare him
6. Which piece of equipment did Mowat find surprisingly useful in his study?
(a) The gas grenade
(b) The gas mask
(c) One of the axes
(d) The shotgun
7. According to Ootek, wolf cubs have even been adopted by:
(a) Human mothers
(b) Arctic foxes
(c) Grizzly bears
(d) Caribou herds
8. What, according to Ootek, are the wolves howling about?
(a) Caribou
(b) Hunters
(c) A storm
(d) Other wolves
9. What do the wolves do when they see the caribou bucks?
(a) Kill one of them
(b) Try to catch them
(c) Run away from them
(d) Pass on by
10. Where does Farley Mowat go to observe the pups?
(a) To the shore of the river
(b) A hill above the den
(c) A grove of pine trees
(d) An outcropping of rocks
11. What does Mike do when Ootek tells him about the wolves' message?
(a) He closes the cabin door for the night
(b) He packs up for a hunting trip
(c) He ties the dogs close to the cabin
(d) He sets out traps for the wolves
12. How many caribou is a wolf pack likely to kill on a single hunt?
(a) Two or three
(b) One or less
(c) As many as possible
(d) Three or four
13. 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
14. Mowat confesses that he didn't believe Ootek's story until what happens?
(a) Mowat sees the wolves he's observing do the same thing
(b) He hears a similar story from a white naturalist
(c) Mike insists that the story was true and he was there
(d) Ootek takes him on a trip to visit the site of the event
15. What keeps George from reaching the female Husky?
(a) Albert fights him off
(b) He gets confused
(c) Mowat fires his gun
(d) Angeline trips him
Short Answer Questions
1. What event finally convinces Mowat that Ootek can understand wolf language?
2. What was the estimate that Mowat finally came to regarding the wolf population?
3. What event does Mowat describe as a high point of the day?
4. What do the male caribou do when the wolves appear?
5. This chapter takes place during which month?
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