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

2. How do wolves fare in winter?

3. When does the first husband vanish?

4. When do wolves' eyes gleam green?

5. What is worst of all about wolves?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What specific imagery does Carter use to convey the savagery and horror of the wolves' capabilities? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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