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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 territory that Mowat marked around his tent included which of the following?

2. What does the pilot from Yelllowknife look like?

3. The radio batteries are good for how long?

4. What is the pilot's dream?

5. The Canis Lupis Project is the study of what animal?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What rumor went around Churchill about Mowat's "real" purpose for being in the area?

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

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

6. What circumstances prevented Mowat from making the extensive general survey mandated by his instructions?

7. How does the wolf react to Mowat's territory markings?

8. What plan does Mowat undertake in the morning?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wolves were once one of the most widespread mammal species on earth. Why has their population decreased so radically? Write a research paper charting the growth or decrease of wolf populations in North America in the last hundred years.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that compares or contrasts Farley Mowat's voice with that of another author.

Essay Topic 3

Does Man have a place in the wilderness, or is nature better off without humans? Use text from the book, Never Cry Wolf, to support your opinion on this question.

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