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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. How tall does the She-Wolf stand at the shoulders, according to Henry in Chapter 2: “The She-Wolf”?
2. Henry surmises that the She-Wolf is almost how long in Chapter 2: “The She-Wolf”?
3. Of what dog does Henry say in Chapter 2: “The She-Wolf,” “He can gnaw through leather as clean as a knife an’ jes’ about half as quick”?
4. The narrator states in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat,” “It is not the way of the Wild to like” what?
5. 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”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the setting of Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat”? Where are the travelers going?
2. How does the narrator define the “law of meat” in Chapter 8: “The Law of Meat”?
3. What obstacle do the men face in their journey in the beginning of Chapter 3: “The Hunger Cry”?
4. How is the theme of survival of the fittest illustrated in White Fang?
5. How is One-Eye killed in Chapter 6: “The Grey Cub”? How does the She-Wolf survive after his death?
6. How do the wolves become more brazen throughout Chapter 2: “The She-Wolf”?
7. How does White Fang’s development progress in Chapter 8: “The Law of Meat”? What leads up to the fight with the lynx?
8. What does Henry do with Lord Alfred in Chapter 3: “The Hunger Cry”? Why?
9. How is the battle with the lynx described in Chapter 8: “The Law of Meat”?
10. What are the main characters of Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat” transporting? What sound follows them?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the setting of Chapter 13: “The Covenant.” Where is Grey Beaver going with his family? Why? What is White Fang’s role in terms of sled-pulling? How long does the family travel?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the themes of isolation and alienation in the novel. In what ways does White Fang’s upbringing bring about his sense of being an outcast among humans and dogs? How does White Fang evolve in terms of his isolation from others in the course of the narrative?
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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