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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 3 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do some ogres in the woods purportedly do?
(a) Dance with devils.
(b) Grill babies upon gridirons.
(c) Eat wolves.
(d) Read poetry.

2. How does Carter describe wolves' songs in unison?
(a) A rock concert.
(b) A lullaby.
(c) An ancient dance.
(d) An aria of fear.

3. What does the first husband do to the wife's child before he can be subdued?
(a) The first husband bites the child's arm before he can be subdued.
(b) The first husband sings the child a song before he can be subdued.
(c) The first husband kills the child before he can be subdued.
(d) The first husband tears off the child's foot before he can be subdued.

4. When does the first husband vanish?
(a) The first day of summer.
(b) His wedding night.
(c) Thanksgiving night.
(d) The fall equinox.

5. What is the one beat that howls in the woods by night?
(a) A moose.
(b) A bear.
(c) A lion.
(d) A wolf.

6. What shines like candle flames at night in Part I?
(a) Forest fires.
(b) Wolves' souls.
(c) Wolves' eyes.
(d) Stars.

7. How does the hunter kill the wolf terrorizing the village?
(a) By shooting it from the mountain.
(b) By using a bear.
(c) In a pit trap.
(d) By using a young child as bait.

8. What does the witch do to the wedding party?
(a) Turns them to wolves.
(b) Casts sleeping spells on them.
(c) Drowns them.
(d) Eats them.

9. What do the wolves have ways of arriving at?
(a) Strange conclusions.
(b) Roads.
(c) Your own hearthside.
(d) Bus stations.

10. When do wolves' eyes gleam green?
(a) During summer.
(b) If they are by a green lake.
(c) When they reflect moonlight.
(d) During the aurora borealis.

11. Who helps search for the first husband?
(a) The town mayor.
(b) His brothers-in-law.
(c) His father.
(d) His friends.

12. What does one of the devil's ointments apparently do as soon as it is rubbed on?
(a) Give one a fantastic whistle.
(b) Make one be able to see the future.
(c) Give one a lot of money.
(d) Turn one into a wolf.

13. How do wolves fare in winter?
(a) They thrive.
(b) They do better than in spring, but worse than in summer.
(c) They do better than in summer, but worse than in fall.
(d) They are close to starving.

14. Why is the wolf the worst thing you can run into in the forest?
(a) He is the hungriest.
(b) He cannot listen to reason.
(c) He is the saddest.
(d) He is the smartest.

15. What is worst of all about wolves?
(a) They may be smart.
(b) They may be witches.
(c) They may be foreigners.
(d) They may be more than they seem.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the children of the sparse villages near the forest always carry?

2. What happens after the hunter cuts the head and paws off the wolf?

3. What happens if you stray from the forest path, according to Carter?

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