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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 the opening of Chapter 3: “The Hunger Cry” that the day began how?
(a) Eerily.
(b) Gleefully.
(c) Suspiciously.
(d) Auspiciously.

2. What is the second animal that White Fang encounters on his first exploration outside the den in Chapter 7: “The Wall of the World”?
(a) A lynx.
(b) A woodpecker.
(c) A ptarmigan.
(d) A caribou.

3. 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”?
(a) “Hatred.”
(b) “Fear.”
(c) “Love.”
(d) “Curiosity.”

4. Where does White Fang get slashed by the lynx mother during the fight in Chapter 8: “The Law of Meat”?
(a) The shoulder.
(b) The tail.
(c) The face.
(d) The stomach.

5. How does the narrator describe the contractions of the wolves’ muscles as they run in Chapter 4: “The Battle of the Fangs”?
(a) Steel-like.
(b) Banjo-like.
(c) Wave-like
(d) Aurora-like.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. White Fang comes to view his mother as a representation of what in Chapter 8: “The Law of Meat”?

3. What word from Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat” refers to the quality of being absolutely trustworthy?

4. The narrator states in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat,” “It is not the way of the Wild to like” what?

5. At what time does daylight break when Bill and Henry set out in Chapter 2: “The She-Wolf”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What are the main characters of Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat” transporting? What sound follows them?

10. What obstacles do the characters face in defending themselves in Chapter 2: “The She-Wolf”?

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