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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many caribou does Mike claim to kill in a good year?
(a) 150
(b) 50
(c) 300
(d) 100

2. The plane flew at what altitude?
(a) 600 feet
(b) 300 feet
(c) 400 feet
(d) 500 feet

3. The Department of Mines and Resources wants to save what species?
(a) Groundhogs
(b) Deer
(c) Salmon
(d) Wolves

4. What language does Mowat hear on his radio?
(a) English
(b) Norwegian
(c) French
(d) Spanish

5. What does the wolf do?
(a) Run away
(b) Snarls angriy
(c) Attacks Mowat
(d) Bites Mowat

6. What does Mowat do when he hears the wolf howl?
(a) He immediately plays
(b) He runs for the cabin
(c) He gets his shotgun out and cocks it
(d) He slides clumsily down the esker

7. The last view that Mowat has of the wolves in this chapter is:
(a) Two wolves fighting over some meat.
(b) A wolf eating the body of a caribou.
(c) The wolf staring threateningly at him.
(d) A wolf settling down into a nap.

8. What does the pilot from Yelllowknife look like?
(a) Tall and lanky
(b) Short and stout
(c) A weight lifter
(d) Rather disabled

9. Mowat's radio has a range of how many miles?
(a) 80 miles
(b) 20 miles
(c) 40 miles
(d) 60 miles

10. How heavy can this subspecies of wolf be?
(a) 140 pounds
(b) 170 pounds
(c) 107 pounds
(d) 180 pounds

11. What geographical feature does Mowat see through his binoculars?
(a) A sand esker
(b) A volcanic cone
(c) A rock cave
(d) A giant cliff

12. Through his binoculars, Mowat sees a moving object that resembles what?
(a) A swaying branch
(b) A flag flying
(c) A waving banner
(d) A feather boa

13. What does Uncle Albert do to his offering of food?
(a) Push it away
(b) Bury it
(c) Pee on it
(d) Eat it

14. What does the pilot wear?
(a) A decorated vest
(b) A leather helmet
(c) A silk scarf
(d) A fur jacket

15. As a child, Farley Wowat lives in which Canadian city?
(a) Wesleyville
(b) Oakville
(c) Middleville
(d) Centreville

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Farley Mowat NOT take with him to his new location?

2. What new equipment does Farley Mowat take with to observe the wolves?

3. What is Mowat counting to get to sleep?

4. Where does Mowat figure that the female wolf has disappeared to?

5. What best describes Mowat's operations order?

(see the answer keys)

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