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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 is nearly how old when Grey Beaver takes him on another great journey in Chapter 15: “The Enemy of His Kind”?

2. How old is White Fang when he takes a trip with Grey Beaver’s family and leads the puppy sled in Chapter 13: “The Covenant”?

3. What kind of dog is the first that Beauty Smith puts into White Fang’s cage to fight in Chapter 17: “The Reign of Hate”?

4. What is the name of Grey Beaver’s wife in the novel?

5. The Native Americans claim that Kiche’s mother was what in Chapter 9: “The Makers of Fire”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes White Fang to seek out Grey Beaver in Chapter 12: “The Trail of the Gods”? Where does he find him?

2. How does Beauty Smith treat White Fang in Chapter 17: “The Reign of Hate”? Why?

3. Where does Beauty Smith travel with White Fang in Chapter 17: “The Reign of Hate”? Why?

4. Who becomes White Fang’s nemesis in Chapter 10: “The Bondage”? What happens to White Fang’s mother in this chapter?

5. What “law” does White Fang realize and abide by in Chapter 13: “The Covenant”?

6. How does Weedon Scott go about obtaining White Fang in Chapter 18: “The Clinging Death”?

7. How does Beauty Smith go about obtaining White Fang in Chapter 16: “The Mad God”? Why?

8. What happens in the climax of the fight in Chapter 18: “The Clinging Death”?

9. What is White Fang’s reaction upon seeing the American Indians in Chapter 9: “The Makers of Fire”?

10. How does White Fang react when his mother leaves in Chapter 10: “The Bondage”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the setting of Fort Yukon and White Fang’s impressions of the city. What does White Fang remark of the white men he sees in Fort Yukon? How are White Fang’s impressions of white men as “superior gods” related to the novel’s themes?

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

Describe and discuss White Fang’s conclusions about the “Law of Meat” in the reading. What is the law of meat? How does it apply to humans? How does the “Law of Meat” evolve as White Fang grows older?

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