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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. When do the caribou migrate South?
(a) In October
(b) In December
(c) In November
(d) In September

2. What does Mowat do after leaving the wolves' den?
(a) He makes a few notes
(b) He picks up a stone
(c) He smokes a cigarette
(d) He swims in the river

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

4. What was the estimate that Mowat finally came to regarding the wolf population?
(a) 30,000
(b) 300
(c) 3,000
(d) 300,000

5. Which of the three vegetation studies does Farley Mowat decide to undertake?
(a) The
(b) The
(c) The
(d) The

Short Answer Questions

1. How many caribou is a wolf pack likely to kill on a single hunt?

2. What, according to Ootek, are the wolves howling about?

3. Mowat describes the puppies as being roughly the same size and shape as what?

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

5. Farley Mowat watches the caribou from what vantage point?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the adult wolves give up running after the does and fawns?

2. Why do Farley Mowat and Ootek take a canoe trip?

3. What do the strange wolves do when they are with Angeline?

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

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

6. How do wolves maintain population control?

7. What does Farley Mowat do when he sees the pack of wolves in this chapter?

8. What is the purpose of the cubs continuing to chase the does and fawns?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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