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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 emotion does Mowat feel after he leaves the den?

2. How was the wolf finally killed?

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

4. Why do the pups run for their shelter?

5. When do the caribou migrate South?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Farley Mowat get back to civilization?

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

3. Why didn't the Eskimos stay to eat dinner with Mowat?

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

5. How do the wolves act when they come upon the caribou herd?

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

7. Describe what the pups do when they are playing near the den?

8. How do wolves maintain population control?

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

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

Farley Mowat learned a lot from the wolves about surviving in the wilderness. Write an essay describing what he learned from the wolves. Use examples from the text to support your examples.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the techniques that Farley Mowat uses in this book to create humor. List all the different types of humor in the book, giving at least two examples of each technique.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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