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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 is the name of Mike's dog that Mowat uses in his experiment?

2. Mowat used Uncle Albert in this chapter to observe what aspect of wolf behavior?

3. In late June, Mowat observed the wolves doing what?

4. Who chases the does and fawns out of the valley?

5. What does Mowat find inside the wolves' den?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Mowat especially embarrassed when Angeline shows her disdain of him?

2. What was the response to Mowat's reporting of the caribou slaughter by human hunters?

3. Why does Ootek reject the idea of a human child being raised by wolves?

4. How, according to Mowat, does Angeline play jokes on George when he returns from hunting?

5. Why don't wolves chase the caribou for more than about fifty yards?

6. How did Farley Mowat get back to civilization?

7. Why does Farley Mowat need to leave his observation site?

8. What does Mowat learn from his encounter in the the wolves' den?

9. What is the purpose of the Raunkaier's Circle?

10. Why does Mike allow Mowat to use his female Husky in the experiment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Part of Farley Mowat's purpose in writing this book was to show the importance of community to the wolf. Describe the wolf community as shown in this book, using examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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