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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. Where does he put the animals?

2. What does Mowat most admire about the lead wolf's marking outside his marks?

3. What is the name of materials needed for the lupine project?

4. What is Mowat's first salary?

5. What does Mowat observe the wolves doing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What plan does Mowat undertake in the morning?

3. Where did the pilot end up leaving Mowat?

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

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

6. What piece of equipment was Mowat forced to leave behind when he flew out of Churchill?

7. Describe Mike's character.

8. What does Mowat do to protect himself when he thinks he hears wolves approaching?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Farley Mowat refers to Mike and Ootek as "Eskimos," which is an outdated term. Research the native people in the Keewatin area and write an essay arguing which group or tribe Mike and Ootek are most likely associated with. Use details from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

How have people's perceptions about wolves changed since this book was written? Research critical opinion about the book and its ideas and how they have changed since the book's publication.

Essay Topic 3

Compare the technology available to a wildlife researcher in Never Cry Wolf with the technology available today.

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