White Fang Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 139 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

White Fang Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 139 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. The narrator describes in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat,” “a laughter that was mirthless as the smile of” what?

2. What does the narrator juxtapose against the power of fear in White Fang in Chapter 7: “The Wall of the World”?

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

4. How many feet in diameter is the lair that She-Wolf finds in Chapter 5: “The Lair”?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Henry saved from peril at the end of Chapter 3: “The Hunger Cry”? What does he relate of his travails?

2. To what setting does the narrative shift in Chapter 4: “The Battle of the Fangs”? What action do the wolves take?

3. What action leads to Bill’s death in Chapter 3: “The Hunger Cry”? How is his death related?

4. What obstacle do the men face in their journey in the beginning of Chapter 3: “The Hunger Cry”?

5. How does White Fang illustrate the theme of nature versus nurture?

6. How are the wolf cubs described in Chapter 6: “The Grey Cub”? Why do several of the cubs die?

7. How does the narrator define the “law of meat” in Chapter 8: “The Law of Meat”?

8. How is One-Eye killed in Chapter 6: “The Grey Cub”? How does the She-Wolf survive after his death?

9. What is strange about Bill’s feeding of the sled-dogs in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat”?

10. How is the battle with the lynx described in Chapter 8: “The Law of Meat”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the plot structure of Part 1: “The Wild.” In what ways is this section of the book patterned as a short story? How well developed are the characters and setting in Part 1? Who are the protagonists, and how does this change in the following sections of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the character of Beauty Smith the imagery and symbolism in Part 4: “The Superior Gods.” How does the narrator describe Beauty Smith’s appearance? How is his demeanor illustrated? What relationship does Beauty Smith form with White Fang?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the setting and tone of Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat.” What indications in the narrative give clues as to the time period in which the story is set? How is the “Wild” described in the beginning of the story? What is nature’s relationship to man?

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