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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the first husband do to the wife's child before he can be subdued?
(a) The first husband sings the child a song before he can be subdued.
(b) The first husband bites the child's arm 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.

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

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

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

9. What happens after the hunter cuts the head and paws off the wolf?
(a) He turns into a man.
(b) Other wolves come to eat the hunter.
(c) He puts himself back together to eat the hunter.
(d) He disappears.

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

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

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

13. What happens if you stray from the forest path, according to Carter?
(a) You will fall into a fairytale.
(b) The wolves will eat you.
(c) You will get lost.
(d) You will drown in the river.

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

15. What do the children of the sparse villages near the forest always carry?
(a) Radios.
(b) Whistles.
(c) Dog treats.
(d) Knives.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do wolves' eyes gleam green?

2. What do the wolves have ways of arriving at?

3. How does Carter describe wolves' songs in unison?

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