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

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

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the witch do to the wedding party?

3. When do wolves' eyes gleam green?

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

5. Who helps search for the first husband?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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