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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. Which piece of equipment did Mowat find surprisingly useful in his study?

2. How many caribou is a wolf pack likely to kill on a single hunt?

3. How many people did the rabid wolf kill?

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

5. Mowat goes to view an alleged slaughter of deer by wolves in what location?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the purpose of the cubs continuing to chase the does and fawns?

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

4. Why did Ootek leave the tent after hearing the wolves in the distance?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 2

Wolves were once one of the most widespread mammal species on earth. Why has their population decreased so radically? Write a research paper charting the growth or decrease of wolf populations in North America in the last hundred years.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that compares or contrasts Farley Mowat's voice with that of another author.

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