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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, according to Ootek, are the wolves howling about?
(a) Hunters
(b) Caribou
(c) Other wolves
(d) A storm

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

3. In late June, Mowat observed the wolves doing what?
(a) Visiting with another group of wolves
(b) Moving the pups to a new location
(c) Attack and killing a caribou
(d) Fighting off a group of foxes

4. How did Uncle Albert relieve Farley Mowat's boredom during the summer?
(a) He fought a black bear
(b) He fell in love
(c) He played with the pups
(d) He clowned while hunting

5. What did Ootek later tell him they were doing?
(a) Trying to save him
(b) Trying to scare him
(c) Trying to clothe him
(d) Trying to hunt caribou

6. How many people did the rabid wolf kill?
(a) Three
(b) Two
(c) None
(d) One

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

8. Mowat tells about one hunter killing over a hundred wolves in a single by using what method?
(a) A single rifle
(b) Several wolf traps
(c) A machine gun
(d) Widespread poison

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

10. Farley Mowat watches the caribou from what vantage point?
(a) From inside his tent
(b) The roof of Mike's cabin
(c) A spot just above the den
(d) A crest overlooking a valley

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

12. How did Mowat react when Ootek lost the Raunkaier's Circle?
(a) He started crying
(b) He scolded Ootek
(c) He fainted dead away
(d) He danced a jig

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

14. How old are female wolves before they start breeding?
(a) Fourteen months
(b) Two years
(c) Three years
(d) Four years

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the caribou do when Mowat appears?

2. How many caribou is a wolf pack likely to kill on a single hunt?

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

4. What event finally convinces Mowat that Ootek can understand wolf language?

5. What alerts Angeline to Mowat's presence?

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