The Company of Wolves: Short Story Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 48 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Company of Wolves: Short Story Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 48 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What is the one beat that howls in the woods by night?
(a) A wolf.
(b) A bear.
(c) A lion.
(d) A moose.

2. What happens if you stray from the forest path, according to Carter?
(a) You will fall into a fairytale.
(b) You will drown in the river.
(c) The wolves will eat you.
(d) You will get lost.

3. How does Carter describe wolves' songs in unison?
(a) A lullaby.
(b) An aria of fear.
(c) An ancient dance.
(d) A rock concert.

4. When does the first husband vanish?
(a) His wedding night.
(b) Thanksgiving night.
(c) The fall equinox.
(d) The first day of summer.

5. What is worst of all about wolves?
(a) They may be witches.
(b) They may be foreigners.
(c) They may be smart.
(d) They may be more than they seem.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the wolves have ways of arriving at?

2. What shines like candle flames at night in Part I?

3. How does the hunter kill the wolf terrorizing the village?

4. What do the children of the sparse villages near the forest always carry?

5. When do wolves' eyes gleam green?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the second husband do after the ordeal with the wife's first husband in Part I?

4. Why does the witch turn all of a wedding party into wolves?

5. What happens to the man who vanishes on his wedding night after going outside to urinate?

6. How does Carter describe the night of the solstice?

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

8. What does the hunter discover about the wolf he slays in the pit in Part I?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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