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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the wolves do when they see the caribou bucks?
(a) Try to catch them
(b) Pass on by
(c) Run away from them
(d) Kill one of them

2. How much is the bounty offered for dead wolves, according to Mowat?
(a) From $2 to $5
(b) From $5 to $10
(c) From $10 to $30
(d) From $15 to $25

3. What does Albert try hunting while Mowat watches?
(a) Ducks
(b) Sculpin
(c) Squirrels
(d) Mice

4. What parasite does Farley Mowat show to Ootek?
(a) An inactive tapeworm
(b) A large mosquito
(c) A sucker fish
(d) An nest of maggots

5. In late June, Mowat observed the wolves doing what?
(a) Visiting with another group of wolves
(b) Fighting off a group of foxes
(c) Attack and killing a caribou
(d) Moving the pups to a new location

6. What were the puppies playing with?
(a) A caribou bone
(b) An old log
(c) A live mouse
(d) Uncle Albert

7. What, according to Ootek, are the wolves howling about?
(a) Other wolves
(b) Caribou
(c) A storm
(d) Hunters

8. According to Mowat, a rabid wolf wandered into what town in 1946?
(a) Keewatin
(b) Montreal
(c) Churchill
(d) Ottawa

9. Which governmental agency was asked to search for Farley Mowat?
(a) The Churchill City Council
(b) The Royal Canadian Mounties
(c) The Interior Department
(d) The Department of Forestry

10. How many people did the rabid wolf kill?
(a) One
(b) Three
(c) Two
(d) None

11. How did Uncle Albert relieve Farley Mowat's boredom during the summer?
(a) He fought a black bear
(b) He fell in love
(c) He played with the pups
(d) He clowned while hunting

12. Farley Mowat watches the caribou from what vantage point?
(a) The roof of Mike's cabin
(b) A crest overlooking a valley
(c) A spot just above the den
(d) From inside his tent

13. What study did Mowat take up after losing the Raunkiaer's Circle?
(a) He studied the wolf scats he'd collected
(b) He did a survey on the number of ducks
(c) He found a dead wolf and dissected it
(d) He compared wolf and dog behavior

14. Where does Farley Mowat go to observe the pups?
(a) To the shore of the river
(b) A hill above the den
(c) A grove of pine trees
(d) An outcropping of rocks

15. What is the name of Mike's dog that Mowat uses in his experiment?
(a) Kara
(b) Kona
(c) Kooa
(d) Kaila

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the estimate of wolf population in the Keewatin territory prior to Farley Mowat's study?

2. What time do the wolves appear with the herd?

3. What emotion does Mowat feel after he leaves the den?

4. What does Angeline do when she returns to the pups?

5. What noise frightens Farley Mowat as he makes his last visit to the wolves' den?

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