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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 first husband do to the wife's child before he can be subdued?

2. How does Carter describe wolves' songs in unison?

3. How do wolves fare in winter?

4. What does one of the devil's ointments apparently do as soon as it is rubbed on?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Carter describe the forest in the different scenarios and tales in this story, and how can the forest change in different circumstances? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Which old stories does Carter draw upon in this short story? In what significant and/or important ways does Carter change those stories? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance and symbolism of the "wolfsong" the various companies of wolves engage in throughout this story? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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