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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The radio batteries are good for how long?

2. The following day, Mowat investigates what?

3. What does the pilot call his plane?

4. What does Mowat do when he hears the wolf howl?

5. What does Farley Mowat try to feed the wolves?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What incident stated Farley Mowat on his future career as a biologist?

3. Why does Mowat break his mouse-only diet?

4. Describe Mike's character.

5. How did Mowat's grandmother react to his wildlife project?

6. What resolution does Farley Mowat make at the end of this chapter?

7. How does Angeline hunt for animals in the area around the wolves' den?

8. What plan does Mowat undertake in the morning?

9. Why is Mowat sent to study the wolves?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the human characters in Never Cry Wolf relate to the theme of finding one's place in nature? Describe how each character relates to the natural world.

Essay Topic 2

Research and write a paper on the scientific experiments on animals and language. What have scientists learned about animals and language since Farley Mowat wrote Never Cry Wolf?

Essay Topic 3

In Never Cry Wolf, we learn that wolves and other animals have natural controls on their population. Write a research paper about another type of animal and what limits their population from growing out of control.

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