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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What shines like candle flames at night in Part I?

2. When do wolves' eyes gleam green?

3. What does one of the devil's ointments apparently do as soon as it is rubbed on?

4. How does the hunter kill the wolf terrorizing the village?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why should people "fear and flee" the wolf above all, according to Carter (142)?

2. What does the second husband do after the ordeal with the wife's first husband in Part I?

3. What sense of the forest does Carter build in Part I?

4. What happens to the man who vanishes on his wedding night after going outside to urinate?

5. What do the children of the villages around the forest always carry with them, and why?

6. What are some of the basic characteristics of wolves that Carter lays out in Part I?

7. Why does the witch turn all of a wedding party into wolves?

8. What is Carter referring to when she writes of "an aria of fear made audible" (141)?

9. What does the hunter discover about the wolf he slays in the pit in Part I?

10. How does Carter describe the night of the solstice?

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