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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 part of a werewolf is always the same?

2. What is another word for werewolf?

3. What is true of the children of the savage country the young girl is from?

4. Which bird does Carter refer to as a friend of man?

5. Who has built the fire in granny's hearth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the granny think might protect her from the wolf who comes knocking at her door?

2. What does the young man look like when he takes off his coat and hat?

3. What is the worst time all year for running into wolves, and why?

4. What object does the young man have in his pocket that fascinates the young girl?

5. Why does the girl going to see her granny in midwinter through the woods not feel scared?

6. What is the dynamic between the young man and the young girl in the woods as they walk together?

7. What does the young girl see just after hearing the first howl from a wolf in the woods?

8. How does the young man get into the old woman's house?

9. What stage of life is the young girl at who sets off for her granny's house, and why is this significant?

10. In Part II, what does Carter advise if one sees a naked man among the woods, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the young girl save herself from certain doom - and consumption - in her grandmother's cottage? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How and why does the young man in the forest seduce the young girl on the way to her grandmother's house? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Carter portray different werewolves in this story, and what are some lessons or patterns the reader can draw from her representations of them? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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