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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. Mowat describes the puppies as being roughly the same size and shape as what?
(a) Foxes
(b) Marmosets
(c) Groundhogs
(d) Otters
2. In Ootek's story, what happened to a litter of orphaned wolf cubs?
(a) They were sold to a white trapper
(b) They died from starvation after two weeks
(c) They were adopted by another pair of wolves
(d) They were taken in by Ootek and his dogs
3. What was the estimate of wolf population in the Keewatin territory prior to Farley Mowat's study?
(a) 300,000
(b) 3,000
(c) 30,000
(d) 300
4. Farley Mowat watches the caribou from what vantage point?
(a) A crest overlooking a valley
(b) A spot just above the den
(c) From inside his tent
(d) The roof of Mike's cabin
5. What study did Mowat take up after losing the Raunkiaer's Circle?
(a) He did a survey on the number of ducks
(b) He found a dead wolf and dissected it
(c) He compared wolf and dog behavior
(d) He studied the wolf scats he'd collected
Short Answer Questions
1. What can happen if you ingest nematode worms?
2. Farley Mowat notes that in June, Angeline began to show signs of:
3. How many caribou had been killed?
4. According to Ootek, wolf cubs have even been adopted by:
5. Who chases the does and fawns out of the valley?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain Ootek's statement that there are no orphans among the wolves.
2. How do wolves maintain population control?
3. How do the wolves act when they come upon the caribou herd?
4. Why does Farley Mowat need to leave his observation site?
5. What, according to Mike, did Ootek learn from the wolf howls about caribou?
6. How do Huskies differ from wolves?
7. What does Farley Mowat do when he sees the pack of wolves in this chapter?
8. What does Mowat learn from his encounter in the the wolves' den?
9. How, according to Mowat, does Angeline play jokes on George when he returns from hunting?
10. How does the wolf keep the caribou herd strong?
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