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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. What does the pilot wear?

2. What is Mike's age?

3. Mowat's canoe is surrounded by

4. What does Mowat purchase in order to replace his grain alcohol?

5. What does the pilot from Yelllowknife look like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What effect did his message have on the Department?

2. Why did the pilot scold Mowat?

3. What unfortunate incident happens after Farley Mowat sets out his mouse traps?

4. What does Mowat do to protect himself when he thinks he hears wolves approaching?

5. What course of action does Mowat undertake when he cannot follow his instructions?

6. How does Angeline hunt for animals in the area around the wolves' den?

7. Why is Farley Mowat so disturbed by what Mike tells him about hunting caribou?

8. What is "wolf-juice?"

9. How does Mowat engage Mike's help in setting up his base camp?

10. What stories did Mowat hear from the people in Churchill about wolves?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Research and write an essay about the depiction of wolves in fiction, legends, and folk stories. How do these depictions compare with Mowat's stories? Use details from the book in your essay.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the techniques that Farley Mowat uses in this book to create humor. List all the different types of humor in the book, giving at least two examples of each technique.

Essay Topic 3

What is it that attracts people to the wilderness? Interview at least three people about why they enjoy (or do not enjoy) going out to the wild.

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