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ABOUT THE BOOK
NO SPOILERSSwift is a young wolf growing up in a close-knit mountain pack in the Pacific Northwest, spending his days learning to hunt alongside his father, roughhousing with his brother Warm, and dreaming of becoming a lead wolf one day. When a rival pack attacks in the night and kills his father, Swift is forced to flee his home ground, crossing into strange and dangerous prairie territory with no family at his side and no clear path back. Told entirely from Swift's point of view, with the world filtered through his nose, ears, and wolf instincts, this is the story of a lone wolf covering more than a thousand miles in search of a place to belong.
Free Battle of the Books questions for A Wolf Called Wander
SPOILERSEvery one of these has the same answer, and that is the point. In a real battle the question is read aloud with a dozen other books in play, and students have a few seconds to place it. Here is what a battle might ask about A Wolf Called Wander. Use them as a quiz, a trivia round, or BOTB practice.
Where in the book they come from
- Early in the book
In what book does a young hunter crash into a tree trying to catch an orange-bellied squirrel?
✓ Answer
A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Parry
Swift bursts after a squirrel at the watching spot and slams into the trunk while it escapes overhead. Father does not laugh but wags just a little.
- First half
In what book does a desperate hunter eat a snake whole, along with the vole inside its belly?
✓ Answer
A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Parry
Starving on the prairie, Swift watches a snake catch a vole and then gulps the snake down, vole and all. He has been living on grass, beetles, and even a butterfly since an elk kick left him too hurt to hunt.
- First half
In what book does a brother show long red claw marks from his back to his rump?
✓ Answer
A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Parry
When the two brothers reunite, Swift sees the terrible wounds Warm carried across enemy ground. The claw marks cut deep into muscle and his hind legs tremble even when he stands still.
- Second half
In what book does a narrator whisper "Do not die" while watching a stranger try to cross a highway?
✓ Answer
A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Parry
Swift is terrified the black stranger will be hit by a passing truck. Having lost his father and brother already, he cannot bear to watch another death.
- Second half
In what book does a horse pack travel together with a lead mare who is about to give birth?
✓ Answer
A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Parry
Swift watches a herd of wild horses arrive in a mountain meadow. The pregnant lead mare lies down to deliver while the stallion stands watch, a tender family scene he envies.
- Near the end
In what book does a guardian warn, "Fire doesn't care how brave you are"?
✓ Answer
A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Parry
Growl repeats this teaching to the pups, who must learn that fire respects no creature. His other rule, seek water, is the one that saves Swift when a wildfire catches him out in the dry country.
