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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. What does the young girl do when she hears the howl of a wolf?

2. What is true about the young girl in terms of her family?

3. What is another word for werewolf?

4. What is true of the children of the savage country the young girl is from?

5. What does the young man offer to carry for the young girl?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the young man get into the old woman's house?

2. What does the young man look like when he takes off his coat and hat?

3. What object does the young man have in his pocket that fascinates the young girl?

4. What stage of life is the young girl at who sets off for her granny's house, and why is this significant?

5. What is the dynamic between the young man and the young girl in the woods as they walk together?

6. What does the young girl see just after hearing the first howl from a wolf in the woods?

7. Why does the girl going to see her granny in midwinter through the woods not feel scared?

8. In Part II, what does Carter advise if one sees a naked man among the woods, and why?

9. What does the granny think might protect her from the wolf who comes knocking at her door?

10. What is the worst time all year for running into wolves, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the young girl save herself from certain doom - and consumption - in her grandmother's cottage? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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