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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. Where are Bill and Henry traveling to with the body in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat”?
(a) Moose Jaw.
(b) Dawson.
(c) New York.
(d) Fort McGurry.

2. The narrator states in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat,” “It is not the way of the Wild to like” what?
(a) “Movement.”
(b) “Life.”
(c) “Jealousy.”
(d) “Philosophy.”

3. Which of the wolves is the first to hear the men approaching and to run away from Henry in Chapter 4: “The Battle of the Fangs”?
(a) Lip-Lip.
(b) The She-Wolf.
(c) Frog.
(d) One-Eye.

4. For how many days does White Fang rest before venturing outside his den for the second time in Chapter 8: “The Law of Meat”?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

5. How many dogs do Henry and Bill start out with in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat”?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

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

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?

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

4. What word from Chapter 8: “The Law of Meat” means resolutely fearless or dauntless?

5. What word from Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat” means devoid of personal feeling or bias?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Henry do with Lord Alfred in Chapter 3: “The Hunger Cry”? Why?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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