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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) Suspiciously.
(c) Auspiciously.
(d) Gleefully.

2. What card game does Bill say he wishes he were back home playing in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat”?
(a) Go fish.
(b) Cribbage.
(c) Blackjack.
(d) Yahtzee.

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

4. For how long does the She-Wolf lay largely immobile after fighting the lynx mother in Chapter 8: “The Law of Meat”?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 12 hours.

5. Who does Bill say didn’t get a fish when he was handing out dinner in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat”?
(a) Bill.
(b) Kiche.
(c) Lip-Lip.
(d) One Ear.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

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

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”?

4. How many feet in diameter is the lair that She-Wolf finds in Chapter 5: “The Lair”?

5. What is described as “ever a sterner and crueler business than that of food-getting” in Chapter 4: “The Battle of the Fangs”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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