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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. How many wolf-killed caribou did Farley Mowat examine?

2. What did Ootek later tell him they were doing?

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

4. What do the wolves do when they see the caribou bucks?

5. Why do the pups run for their shelter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain Ootek's statement that there are no orphans among the wolves.

4. Why do Farley Mowat and Ootek take a canoe trip?

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

6. Why do the adult wolves give up running after the does and fawns?

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

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

9. What does Farley Mowat do when he sees the pack of wolves in this chapter?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In Never Cry Wolf, we learn that wolves and other animals have natural controls on their population. Write a research paper about another type of animal and what limits their population from growing out of control.

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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