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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. A hunting wolf would mostly likely target which of the following?
(a) A healthy buck
(b) A pregnant doe
(c) A young buck
(d) A deformed fawn

2. From what direction does Ootek claim to hear wolf howls?
(a) Southwest
(b) North
(c) East
(d) South

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

4. What did Mowat believe the Eskimo family was trying to do to him?
(a) Clothe him
(b) Kill him
(c) Feed him
(d) Hide him

5. According to Mowat, a rabid wolf wandered into what town in 1946?
(a) Ottawa
(b) Keewatin
(c) Montreal
(d) Churchill

Short Answer Questions

1. What, according to Ootek, are the wolves howling about?

2. According to Mike, one of the wolves is:

3. How much is the bounty offered for dead wolves, according to Mowat?

4. How many caribou had been killed?

5. How long do Albert and the Husky stay together?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mowat learn from his encounter in the the wolves' den?

2. What is the purpose of the cubs continuing to chase the does and fawns?

3. What, according to Mike, did Ootek learn from the wolf howls about caribou?

4. Why is Mowat especially embarrassed when Angeline shows her disdain of him?

5. What was the response to Mowat's reporting of the caribou slaughter by human hunters?

6. Explain Ootek's statement that there are no orphans among the wolves.

7. Describe what the pups do when they are playing near the den?

8. Why does Mike allow Mowat to use his female Husky in the experiment?

9. What does Farley Mowat do when he sees the pack of wolves in this chapter?

10. What is the purpose of the Raunkaier's Circle?

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