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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. What year is it when Grey Beaver and White Fang arrive in Fort Yukon in Chapter 15: “The Enemy of His Kind”?

2. The narrator says in Chapter 15: “The Enemy of His Kind” that thousands of gold-hunters “were going up the Yukon to Dawson and” what?

3. What does Beauty Smith use to coerce Grey Beaver into selling White Fang in Chapter 16: “The Mad God”?

4. How many cartridges does Grey Beaver give to Three Eagles as part of his debt repayment in Chapter 10: “The Bondage”?

5. How old is White Fang when Grey Beaver completes his journey in Chapter 14: “The Famine”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does White Fang’s mother respond to the American Indians in Chapter 9: “The Makers of Fire”? What do the Indians decide to do with White Fang and his mother?

4. Why does White Fang stay at the India camp despite his longing for the Wild in Chapter 10: “The Bondage”? What is his life at the camp like?

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. Where does Grey Beaver take White Fang in Chapter 15: “The Enemy of His Kind”? Why?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Beauty Smith the imagery and symbolism in Part 4: “The Superior Gods.” How does the narrator describe Beauty Smith’s appearance? How is his demeanor illustrated? What relationship does Beauty Smith form with White Fang?

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