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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. What does Farley Mowat NOT take with him to his new location?
(a) A sleeping bag
(b) A weapon
(c) A stewpot
(d) A tea kettle

2. What does the wolf do?
(a) Bites Mowat
(b) Run away
(c) Snarls angriy
(d) Attacks Mowat

3. What is the name of his grandparents' house?
(a) Greenhedges
(b) Hedgewood
(c) Green Acres
(d) Greenhill

4. Mowat planned to test his theory by:
(a) Eating only mice, then comparing himself to Mike, who lived on caribou
(b) Eating only mice for a time, then eating fresh fish and canned meat
(c) Feeding only mice to a dog, while feeding caribou to another dog
(d) Preventing the wolves from hunting any prey but mice for several months

5. How many caribou does Mike claim to kill in a good year?
(a) 300
(b) 100
(c) 150
(d) 50

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of his radio call sign?

2. The last view that Mowat has of the wolves in this chapter is:

3. What best describes Mowat's operations order?

4. The pilot landed on what terrain?

5. Mowat chooses which professional field?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plan does Mowat undertake in the morning?

2. Why is Mowat sent to study the wolves?

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

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

5. What unfortunate incident happens after Farley Mowat sets out his mouse traps?

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

7. What course of action does Mowat undertake when he cannot follow his instructions?

8. Explain the names that Farley Mowat gives to the wolves.

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

10. Describe a "wolf nap."

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