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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 word from Chapter 11: “The Outcast” means notched on the edge like a saw?
2. How many cartridges does Grey Beaver give to Three Eagles as part of his debt repayment in Chapter 10: “The Bondage”?
3. What word from Chapter 10: “The Bondage” refers to a visible spirit or apparition?
4. What does Beauty Smith use to coerce Grey Beaver into selling White Fang in Chapter 16: “The Mad God”?
5. How many times does Grey Beaver betray White Fang in Chapter 16: “The Mad God”?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What does White Fang do when the Indian tribe breaks camp in the fall in Chapter 12: “The Trail of the Gods”?
3. How does Beauty Smith treat White Fang in Chapter 17: “The Reign of Hate”? Why?
4. What happens when the remainder of the tribe joins the first American Indians in Chapter 9: “The Makers of Fire”? How many people comprise the tribe?
5. Who recognizes White Fang’s mother in Chapter 9: “The Makers of Fire”? What of her history is revealed?
6. How are the fights that White Fang engages in described in Chapter 17: “The Reign of Hate”?
7. Why are Weedon Scott and Matt going to kill White Fang in Chapter 19: “The Indomitable”? What stops them?
8. How does the relationship between White Fang and Weedon Scott progress in Chapter 20: “The Love-Master”?
9. How does White Fang react when his mother leaves in Chapter 10: “The Bondage”?
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 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 2
Discuss White Fang’s encounter with his mother in Part 3: “The Gods of the Wild.” Why does Kiche growl and run White Fang off when he approaches her at her lair? How does White Fang feel about his mother’s behavior? How does he respond?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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