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1. What are some of the basic characteristics of wolves that Carter lays out in Part I?

Some of the basic characteristics of wolves that Carter lays out in Part I are wolves' cunning and ferocity.

2. What is Carter referring to when she writes of "an aria of fear made audible" (141)?

Carter refers to the baying of wolves when she writes of "an aria of fear made audible."

3. What sense of the forest does Carter build in Part I?

In Part I, Carter builds a sense of the forest as foreboding and full of danger, partially because there are no people around.

4. What do the children of the villages around the forest always carry with them, and why?

The children of the villages around the forest always carry knives with them in case they encounter wolves.

5. Why should people "fear and flee" the wolf above all, according to Carter (142)?

People should "fear and flee" the wolf above all, according to Carter, because the wolf may be more that what he seems (142).

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