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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. When do wolves' eyes gleam green?

2. Why is the wolf the worst thing you can run into in the forest?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Carter portray different werewolves in this story, and what are some lessons or patterns the reader can draw from her representations of them? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What do you think Carter is trying to convey about women's lives, choices, and treatment with the young wife's story within this story? In particular, why do you think Carter writes that the second husband beats the wife after fighting off the werewolf/first husband? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How would you describe Carter's language and tone in her story The Company of Wolves? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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