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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 how many feet long in Chapter 17: “The Reign of Hate”?

2. What word used to describe Beauty Smith in Chapter 16: “The Mad God” means having protrusive jaws?

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

4. What catlike behavior does White Fang learn in order to succeed in dogfights with the dogs of the tribe in Chapter 11: “The Outcast”?

5. Three Eagles is going on a trip to what lake in Chapter 10: “The Bondage”?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who recognizes White Fang’s mother in Chapter 9: “The Makers of Fire”? What of her history is revealed?

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

3. Why are Weedon Scott and Matt going to kill White Fang in Chapter 19: “The Indomitable”? What stops them?

4. How does the relationship between White Fang and Weedon Scott progress in Chapter 20: “The Love-Master”?

5. What is the setting for Chapter 13: “The Covenant”? How old is White Fang at this point in the story?

6. What confuses White Fang about the behavior of Weedon Scott in Chapter 20: “The Love-Master”?

7. How are the fights that White Fang engages in described in Chapter 17: “The Reign of Hate”?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of a third-person omniscient narrator in White Fang. What are the advantages and disadvantages to this narrative style? How are White Fang’s thoughts portrayed? What are notable elements of the language in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the characters of Bill and Henry in the narrative. What is the objective of these characters? How do Bill and Henry differ? How are they alike? How do Bill and Henry deal with the obstacles they face in Part 1: “The Wild”?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the characters of Grey Wolf and Three Eagles in Part 3: “The Gods of the Wild.” What is Grey Beaver’s role within the tribe? How much power does he have among his people? What relationship does Grey Beaver form with White Fang?

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