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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. What word does the narrator use to describe the moose’s antlers in Chapter 4: “The Battle of the Fangs”?
(a) Malignant.
(b) Palmated.
(c) Indomitable.
(d) Appurtenance.

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

3. What word from Chapter 8: “The Law of Meat” refers to earnings or reward?
(a) Remuneration.
(b) Appurtenance.
(c) Enmity.
(d) Antic.

4. What does the narrator juxtapose against the power of fear in White Fang in Chapter 7: “The Wall of the World”?
(a) Love.
(b) Growth.
(c) Indifference.
(d) Age.

5. What is the first animal that White Fang encounters on his first exploration outside the den in Chapter 7: “The Wall of the World”?
(a) A porcupine.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A ptarmigan.
(d) A weasel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most prominent object on the sled in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat”?

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

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

4. What is the name of the second of Bill and Henry’s dogs that disappear, having been lured out to the wolves in Chapter 2: “The She-Wolf”?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Henry saved from peril at the end of Chapter 3: “The Hunger Cry”? What does he relate of his travails?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does White Fang’s development progress in Chapter 8: “The Law of Meat”? What leads up to the fight with the lynx?

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

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