1. Bill tells Henry as the wolves encircle them in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat,” “Henry, it’s a blame misfortune to be out of” what?
(a) “Medical supplies.”
(b) “Whiskey.”
(c) “Ammunition.”
(d) “Courage.”

2. What trees are described throughout the forest in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat”?
(a) Aspen.
(b) Spruce.
(c) Cedar.
(d) Birch.

3. What word from Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat” refers to the quality of being absolutely trustworthy?
(a) Ishmaelite.
(b) Intrepid.
(c) Infallibility.
(d) Gluttony.

4. 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) An axe.
(c) A large knife.
(d) A rifle.

5. The narrator states in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat” that the Wild drives what “out of the trees till they are frozen to their mighty hearts”?
(a) “The sap.”
(b) “The roots.”
(c) “The growth rings.”
(d) “The splinters.”

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat,” “The land itself was a desolation, lifeless, without movement, so lone and cold that the spirit of it was not even that of” what?

2. For how long does Bill say it’s been fifty below in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat”?

3. What color does Bill say the She-Wolf is in Chapter 2: “The She-Wolf”?

4. The narrator states in the opening of Chapter 3: “The Hunger Cry” that the day began how?

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

(see the answer key)

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