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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. Who helps search for the first husband?

2. When does the first husband vanish?

3. What does the first husband do to the wife's child before he can be subdued?

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

5. How do wolves fare in winter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What is the significance and symbolism of the "wolfsong" the various companies of wolves engage in throughout this story? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Which old stories does Carter draw upon in this short story? In what significant and/or important ways does Carter change those stories? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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