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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 does Wander think of still as he howls in the night because he misses him?
2. What happens to the raven in "Water"?
3. In what mountain range did OR-7 end his journey?
4. What name was OR-7 given in 2015?
5. What do the pale green clumps of sagebrush give way to as Wander makes his way up the mountain in "Mountain"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Wander leave behind the lake area in "Mountain"?
2. Why does Wander resist the urge to return to his homeland in the novel?
3. Who advised Wander on the dangers of fire and how to escape it? What advice was given?
4. What foreshadowing is seen in "Run"?
5. How does Wander's relationship with the raven change in "Water"?
6. What happens in the climax of the novel?
7. What aspects of wolf behavior and communicaton are demonstrated in "Fear"?
8. What informaton does Wander discern about the female wolf from her tracks in "Track"?
9. What does Wander manage to successfully hunt in "Water"? How does he feel about the hunt?
10. How many teeth do wolves have? What is the strength of their bite?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the different habitats of the Pacific Northwest that were traversed by OR-7 and that are reflected in the narrative of A Wolf Called Wander. Where did OR-7's journey begin? Where did it end? How much distance was covered by OR-7?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the narrative style of A Wolf Called Wander. Why is this narrative style unique? How does it relate to some of the other literary devices that are employed in the narrative? How would the story differ if it were related from a different narrative point of view?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the themes/motifs of the journey and coming of age in A Wolf Called Wander. In what ways does Wander develop as an adult wolf though the events in the story? What does he learn along his journey? How does this novel of journey and coming of age relate to others that evoke these themes?
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