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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 gear is labeled "danger?"
(a) Grain alcohol
(b) Smoke generators
(c) Shotguns
(d) Grenades

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

3. What does Mowat purchase in order to replace his grain alcohol?
(a) Beer
(b) Bleach
(c) Formaldehyde
(d) Rubbing alcohol

4. He is directed to survey which species?
(a) Canis familiaris
(b) Canis nubilis
(c) Canis rufus
(d) Canis lupus

5. According to Ootek, when he was five, his father:
(a) Made him survive in the wilderness for a week
(b) Left home forever, leaving him with his grandfather
(c) Left him in a wolf den for twenty-four hours
(d) Took him on a two-thousand mile dogsled trip

Short Answer Questions

1. What best describes Mowat's operations order?

2. What animals does Mowat witness Angeline hunting?

3. What is Mowat counting to get to sleep?

4. Why does Mowat stay awake so long?

5. What game does Mowat see the pups playing with Uncle Albert?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Farley Mowat so disturbed by what Mike tells him about hunting caribou?

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

3. What reason does Mike give for leaving his cabin?

4. What effect did his message have on the Department?

5. How does Mowat finally find the wolves?

6. Why does Farley Mowat have difficulty getting to sleep?

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

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

9. Where does Farley Mowat move to when he leaves the cabin?

10. Why is Mowat sent to study the wolves?

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