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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. How many dogs does Bill say came to eat dinner on their first night in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat”?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

2. 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) “Stayed in Europe.”
(b) “Stayed in the tropics.”
(c) “Stayed at home.”
(d) “Fled the North.”

3. When the wolf pack splits up in Chapter 4: “The Battle of the Fangs,” the She-Wolf and her suitors lead their half of the pack toward what body of water?
(a) The Salmon River.
(b) The Yukon River.
(c) The Mackenzie River.
(d) The Glacier River.

4. What is described by the narrator in Chapter 7: “The Wall of the World” as “for size and weight… the most ferocious, vindictive, and terrible of all the killer of the Wild”?
(a) The lynx.
(b) The weasel.
(c) The badger
(d) The wolverine.

5. 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”?
(a) One Ear.
(b) Spanker.
(c) Collie.
(d) Fatty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What dog disappears next after Frog in Chapter 2: “The She-Wolf”?

3. Where are Bill and Henry traveling to with the body in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat”?

4. What animal does One-Eye and She-Wolf catch outside of the Indian settlement in Chapter 4: “The Battle of the Fangs”?

5. What animal comes and sniffs at the lair where White Fang lay in Chapter 7: “The Wall of the World”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does White Fang discover when he ventures beyond the cave opening in Chapter 7: “The Wall of the World”?

6. Where does the She-Wolf go in the end of Chapter 4: “The Battle of the Fangs”? Who accompanies her?

7. What causes Bill’s growing anxiety in Chapter 2: “The She-Wolf”? How does he secure the dogs?

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

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

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

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