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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the man whose body is being transported in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat,” Henry says, “He might have lived to a ripe old age if he’d” done what?
(a) “Fled the North.”
(b) “Stayed at home.”
(c) “Stayed in the tropics.”
(d) “Stayed in Europe.”

2. What color does Bill say the She-Wolf is in Chapter 2: “The She-Wolf”?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Brown.

3. The narrator describes the light of the cave opening as drawing White Fang and his siblings to it like what in Chapter 6: “The Grey Cub”?
(a) Bugs.
(b) The wind.
(c) Plants.
(d) Fungus.

4. What dog runs away while Henry and Bill are trying to aright the sled in Chapter 3: “The Hunger Cry”?
(a) One-Eye.
(b) One Ear.
(c) Spanker.
(d) Dick.

5. How many cartridges of ammunition do Bill and Henry have in Chapter 2: “The She-Wolf”?
(a) 20.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. The sled in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat” is made of what?

2. What animal does One-Eye see first when hunting for food for his new family in Chapter 5: “The Lair”?

3. At what time does Henry awaken after Bill and Henry’s first night surrounded by the wolves in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat”?

4. The narrator states in Chapter 6: “The Grey Cub” that the grey cub was not given to what?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the theme of survival of the fittest illustrated in White Fang?

3. What animals attack White Fang on his first venture outside the den in Chapter 7: “The Wall of the World”?

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

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

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

7. How does White Fang’s development progress in Chapter 8: “The Law of Meat”? What leads up to the fight with the lynx?

8. How do the wolves become more brazen throughout Chapter 2: “The She-Wolf”?

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

10. What is the setting of Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat”? Where are the travelers going?

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