View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the pups run for their shelter?

2. Why does Mowat go into the wolves' den?

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

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

5. Farley Mowat notes that in June, Angeline began to show signs of:

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Mowat especially embarrassed when Angeline shows her disdain of him?

2. What was the response to Mowat's reporting of the caribou slaughter by human hunters?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why don't wolves chase the caribou for more than about fifty yards?

10. What does Mowat learn from his encounter in the the wolves' den?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Imagine yourself in Farley Mowat's place when he was left alone in the wilderness. What would you do in such a situation? Describe at least three different courses of action you might take.

Essay Topic 3

Research and write a paper on the scientific experiments on animals and language. What have scientists learned about animals and language since Farley Mowat wrote Never Cry Wolf?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 501 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample