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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. What dog has disappeared in the night after Bill and Henry are first surrounded by the wolves in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat”?

3. What dog disappears next after Frog in Chapter 2: “The She-Wolf”?

4. What card game does Bill say he wishes he were back home playing in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat”?

5. 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”?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the theme of survival of the fittest illustrated in White Fang?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Jim Hall in the novel. What history does Jim Hall have with Judge Scott? Why has Hall sworn revenge on the Scott family? How does White Fang defend Sierra Vista from Jim Hall?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the setting and tone of Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat.” What indications in the narrative give clues as to the time period in which the story is set? How is the “Wild” described in the beginning of the story? What is nature’s relationship to man?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the plot structure of Part 1: “The Wild.” In what ways is this section of the book patterned as a short story? How well developed are the characters and setting in Part 1? Who are the protagonists, and how does this change in the following sections of the book?

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