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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. Why does Mowat stay awake so long?

2. Mowat includes a recipe in this chapter for what dish?

3. Mowat's first report on wolves to his department was written while he was:

4. Name the expense that is being debited against his salary.

5. Who trips the mouse traps?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the wolves confound Farley Mowat's expectations in this chapter?

2. Describe Mike's character.

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

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

5. Why does Farley Mowat have difficulty getting to sleep?

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

7. What incident stated Farley Mowat on his future career as a biologist?

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

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

10. Where does Farley Mowat move to when he leaves the cabin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that compares or contrasts Farley Mowat's voice with that of another author.

Essay Topic 2

Farley Mowat learned a lot from the wolves about surviving in the wilderness. Write an essay describing what he learned from the wolves. Use examples from the text to support your examples.

Essay Topic 3

Wolves were once one of the most widespread mammal species on earth. Why has their population decreased so radically? Write a research paper charting the growth or decrease of wolf populations in North America in the last hundred years.

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