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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 10: “The Bondage,” “To man has been given the grief, often, of seeing his gods overthrown and” what?
3. What is the name of Grey Beaver’s son in the novel?
4. What is the name of the bulldog brought in to fight White Fang in Chapter 18: “The Clinging Death”?
5. What word in the book is used to refer to a North American Indian woman, especially a wife?
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 causes White Fang’s violent nature when growing up at the Indian camp in Chapter 11: “The Outcast”?
3. How does White Fang react when his mother leaves in Chapter 10: “The Bondage”?
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. Who becomes White Fang’s nemesis in Chapter 10: “The Bondage”? What happens to White Fang’s mother in this chapter?
6. Who recognizes White Fang’s mother in Chapter 9: “The Makers of Fire”? What of her history is revealed?
7. How does Weedon Scott go about obtaining White Fang in Chapter 18: “The Clinging Death”?
8. What confuses White Fang about the behavior of Weedon Scott in Chapter 20: “The Love-Master”?
9. What happens in the climax of the fight in Chapter 18: “The Clinging Death”?
10. What is the setting for Chapter 13: “The Covenant”? How old is White Fang at this point in the story?
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 White Fang’s existence as a dog fighter in Chapter 17: “The Reign of Hate.” How does this chapter in the book illustrate the theme of nature versus nurture? What animals does White Fang fight? What are the emotions that White Fang goes through at this time?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the character of Jim Hall in the novel. What history does Jim Hall have with Judge Scott? Why has Hall sworn revenge on the Scott family? How does White Fang defend Sierra Vista from Jim Hall?
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