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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What does Kootenai Bob give Grainier advice about? (from Chapter 4)

The parentage of his puppies.

How to get over grief.

How to trust nature.

How to rebuild his cabin.

2.

How does the death of Hank Pinkham change Grainier's life? (from Chapter 5)

Pinkham's parents give him a great deal of money in gratitude for his help.

Transporting Pinkham's body leads Grainier into a new line of work.

Pinkham's parents blame him for Hank's death and have him run out of town.

Transporting Pinkham's body leads Grainier to resolve that he wants nothing to do with dead people ever again.

3.

Why is it easy for Grainier to be apart from Gladys and Kate in Chapter 2? (from Chapter 2)

He had been on his own for a long time before he was married, so he finds it easy to slip back into the routine.

He is having an affair with the wife of one of his supervisors.

He did not want to get married in the first place and is glad to be on his own again.

He is afraid of being a bad husband and father: being away from hope keeps him from making mistakes.

4.

What else is unique about the dog described by Peterson, aside from the fact that it apparently shot its owner? (from Chapter 5)

It is part of a pack of animals all fathered by a wolf.

It is part of a pack of animals that attacks humans.

It is part of a pack of wild animals that Peterson has tamed.

It is part of a pack of animals raised by a wild human.

5.

In Chapter 9, what is the metaphoric connection between the bobcat glimpsed by Grainier on his trip to town and Grainier himself? (from Chapter 9)

Grainier feels that, like the bobcat, he is old and in a "cage" of loneliness.

Grainier feels that, like the bobcat, he is old and desperate for company.

Grainier feels that, like the bobcat, nature has let him down.

Grainier feels that, like the bobcat, he is a wild animal "caged" for other people's enjoyment.

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