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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. What language does Mowat hear on his radio?

2. Name the expense that is being debited against his salary.

3. According to Ootek, the wolves eat what in addition to mice?

4. Mowat chooses which professional field?

5. What was jettisoned from the plane just before take-off?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Mowat sent to study the wolves?

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

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

6. Describe the area around the wolf den.

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

8. Why does Farley Mowat start eating mice?

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

10. What is "wolf-juice?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Farley find his place in the wilderness during his expedition? Describe how he adapts himself to his environment.

Essay Topic 2

Research and write an essay about the depiction of wolves in fiction, legends, and folk stories. How do these depictions compare with Mowat's stories? Use details from the book in your essay.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing the conflict between science and folklore in this book. Which system is shown to be more reliable? Use text from the book to support your answer.

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