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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What alerts Angeline to Mowat's presence?
(a) She sees his shadow
(b) His stomach growls
(c) He trips on a branch
(d) She smells him

3. How was the wolf finally killed?
(a) He died of the disease
(b) He was killed by a bear
(c) He was struck by a car
(d) He was shot by a soldier

4. According to Mowat, the ideal size for a wolf traveling band is how many?
(a) Three to seven individuals
(b) Ten to fifteen individuals
(c) Five to ten individuals
(d) One to five individuals

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What event does Mowat describe as a high point of the day?

2. How many caribou had been killed?

3. What do the wolves do when they see the caribou bucks?

4. How did Uncle Albert relieve Farley Mowat's boredom during the summer?

5. How much is the bounty offered for dead wolves, according to Mowat?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Huskies differ from wolves?

2. How do the wolves act when they come upon the caribou herd?

3. Why does Ootek reject the idea of a human child being raised by wolves?

4. How, according to Mowat, does Angeline play jokes on George when he returns from hunting?

5. How did Farley Mowat get back to civilization?

6. What is the purpose of the Raunkaier's Circle?

7. Why did Ootek leave the tent after hearing the wolves in the distance?

8. Explain Ootek's statement that there are no orphans among the wolves.

9. Why does Mike allow Mowat to use his female Husky in the experiment?

10. Describe what the pups do when they are playing near the den?

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