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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 has made the shawl the young girl wears to her granny's?

2. What part of a werewolf is always the same?

3. What does the young man say he has to protect them in the woods?

4. What remarkable object does the young man have in his pocket?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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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