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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many wolf-killed caribou did Farley Mowat examine?
(a) 27
(b) 57
(c) 67
(d) 17
2. Which piece of equipment did Mowat find surprisingly useful in his study?
(a) The gas mask
(b) One of the axes
(c) The gas grenade
(d) The shotgun
3. According to Mowat, a rabid wolf wandered into what town in 1946?
(a) Ottawa
(b) Churchill
(c) Montreal
(d) Keewatin
4. What do the caribou do when Mowat appears?
(a) Charge him
(b) Bellow loudly
(c) Run away
(d) Nothing
5. What event finally convinces Mowat that Ootek can understand wolf language?
(a) Ootek uses the wolf's information to find caribou
(b) Ootek tells Mike that the river will be flooding soon
(c) Ootek learns about approaching friends from the wolves
(d) Ootek tells Mowat what time the wolves will return
6. When being seriously chased by a wolf, the caribou tended to run:
(a) In zig-zags
(b) In circles
(c) Up the nearest hill
(d) Towards the river
7. How does Albert first react to the female Husky?
(a) He runs in the other direction
(b) He tries to bite her
(c) He turns into a buffoon
(d) He pretends to ignore her
8. What do the wolves do when they see the caribou bucks?
(a) Try to catch them
(b) Pass on by
(c) Kill one of them
(d) Run away from them
9. How many caribou had been killed?
(a) Twenty-three
(b) Thirteen
(c) Eighteen
(d) Ten
10. What can happen if you ingest nematode worms?
(a) You will get diarrhea
(b) You will choke to death
(c) You will develop cysts
(d) You will vomit continuously
11. In Ootek's story, what happened to a litter of orphaned wolf cubs?
(a) They were adopted by another pair of wolves
(b) They were taken in by Ootek and his dogs
(c) They died from starvation after two weeks
(d) They were sold to a white trapper
12. According to Mike, one of the wolves is:
(a) Angeline's father
(b) Angeline's brother
(c) Angeline's mother
(d) Angeline's uncle
13. When do the caribou migrate South?
(a) In December
(b) In September
(c) In November
(d) In October
14. According to Ootek, one wolf patriarch lived to be at least how old?
(a) Thirty years
(b) Forty years
(c) Twenty years
(d) Twenty-five years
15. What emotion does Mowat feel after he leaves the den?
(a) Sorrow
(b) Rage
(c) Happiness
(d) Wonder
Short Answer Questions
1. What time did Ootek say George and Albert would return to the den?
2. Which of the three vegetation studies does Farley Mowat decide to undertake?
3. How long do Albert and the Husky stay together?
4. Why, according to Mowat, are the wolves taking a holiday?
5. What event does Mowat describe as a high point of the day?
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