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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do the male wolves usually leave their area to hunt?
(a) At noon
(b) About 4:00 p.m.
(c) At dawn
(d) About 9:00 a.m.

2. How far did the pilot fly to Mowat's base?
(a) 300 miles
(b) 600 miles
(c) 500 miles
(d) 400 miles

3. Where does Mowat finally see the wolves?
(a) Running through a nearby valley
(b) Frolicking in the river
(c) About twenty feet behind him
(d) Just outside the wolf den

4. The last view that Mowat has of the wolves in this chapter is:
(a) A wolf eating the body of a caribou.
(b) The wolf staring threateningly at him.
(c) A wolf settling down into a nap.
(d) Two wolves fighting over some meat.

5. What does the pilot call his plane?
(a) A trusty flyer
(b) An old kite
(c) A cranky crate
(d) His best friend

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the pilot's dream?

2. How does Mowat make his retreat?

3. The diameter of the wolf paw prints are how large?

4. What is Mike's age?

5. How many caribou does Mike claim to kill in a good year?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the wolves confound Farley Mowat's expectations in this chapter?

2. What finally brought Mowat's stay in Churchill to an end?

3. In the story that Ootek tells, what is the relationship of the wolf and the caribou?

4. Why is Mowat sent to study the wolves?

5. What is "wolf-juice?"

6. What stories did Mowat hear from the people in Churchill about wolves?

7. Describe Mike's character.

8. What was the purpose of the tear-gas grenades that Farley Mowat was equipped with?

9. What happened to the former chief of the Department?

10. What conclusion does Mowat draw from the number of bones in the area around the cabin?

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