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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. 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.”

2. For how long does Bill say it’s been fifty below in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat”?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 1 week.

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

4. White Fang discovers and devours a nest of what birds on his first foray from the den in Chapter 7: “The Wall of the World”?
(a) Turkeys.
(b) Woodpeckers.
(c) Ptarmigans.
(d) Eagles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first animal that White Fang encounters on his first exploration outside the den in Chapter 7: “The Wall of the World”?

2. What does the narrator say “had come down to [White Fang] from a remote ancestry through a thousand thousand lives” in Chapter 7: “The Wall of the World”?

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

4. 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”?

5. Where does White Fang get slashed by the lynx mother during the fight in Chapter 8: “The Law of Meat”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What happens on the second night as the men continue their journey in Chapter 2: “The She-Wolf”?

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

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

10. What does Henry do after Bill’s death in Chapter 3: “The Hunger Cry”?

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