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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: “The Wild”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many dogs do Henry and Bill start out with in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat”?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

2. The sled in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat” is made of what?
(a) Cedar planks.
(b) Pine boughs.
(c) Birch-bark.
(d) Driftwood pieces.

3. What does Henry take out from under the lashings after Bill is attacked by the wolves in Chapter 3: “The Hunger Cry”?
(a) A shotgun.
(b) A large knife.
(c) An axe.
(d) A rifle.

4. At what time does daylight break when Bill and Henry set out in Chapter 2: “The She-Wolf”?
(a) 6:30 a.m.
(b) 9:00 a.m.
(c) 8:00 a.m.
(d) 10:30 a.m.

5. The narrator describes in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat,” “a laughter that was mirthless as the smile of” what?
(a) “A grizzly bear.”
(b) “The sphinx.”
(c) “The phoenix.”
(d) “A jaguar.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most prominent object on the sled in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat”?

2. What dog has disappeared in the night after Bill and Henry are first surrounded by the wolves in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat”?

3. What card game does Bill say he wishes he were back home playing in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat”?

4. Of what dog does Henry say in Chapter 2: “The She-Wolf,” “He can gnaw through leather as clean as a knife an’ jes’ about half as quick”?

5. What is the trail that Bill and Henry are traveling on referred to as in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat”?

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