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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the contractions of the wolves’ muscles as they run in Chapter 4: “The Battle of the Fangs”?
(a) Steel-like.
(b) Aurora-like.
(c) Wave-like
(d) Banjo-like.

2. Approximately how many wolves comprise the whole pack in Chapter 4: “The Battle of the Fangs”?
(a) 7.
(b) 29.
(c) 40.
(d) 18.

3. Of what dog does Henry say in Chapter 2: “The She-Wolf,” “He can gnaw through leather as clean as a knife an’ jes’ about half as quick”?
(a) Collie.
(b) Fatty.
(c) One Ear.
(d) Spanker.

4. The sled in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat” is made of what?
(a) Birch-bark.
(b) Pine boughs.
(c) Cedar planks.
(d) Driftwood pieces.

5. What dog disappears next after Frog in Chapter 2: “The She-Wolf”?
(a) Dick.
(b) Collie.
(c) Frog.
(d) Spanker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose body is being transported by Bill and Henry in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat”?

2. How many cubs does She-Wolf give birth to in Chapter 5: “The Lair”?

3. What does the narrator juxtapose against the power of fear in White Fang in Chapter 7: “The Wall of the World”?

4. How many feet in diameter is the lair that She-Wolf finds in Chapter 5: “The Lair”?

5. What animal does One-Eye see first when hunting for food for his new family in Chapter 5: “The Lair”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What obstacle do the men face in their journey in the beginning of Chapter 3: “The Hunger Cry”?

2. How do the wolves become more brazen throughout Chapter 2: “The She-Wolf”?

3. How are the wolf cubs described in Chapter 6: “The Grey Cub”? Why do several of the cubs die?

4. How is One-Eye killed in Chapter 6: “The Grey Cub”? How does the She-Wolf survive after his death?

5. What action leads to Bill’s death in Chapter 3: “The Hunger Cry”? How is his death related?

6. How is the battle with the lynx described in Chapter 8: “The Law of Meat”?

7. How is Henry saved from peril at the end of Chapter 3: “The Hunger Cry”? What does he relate of his travails?

8. What does White Fang discover when he ventures beyond the cave opening in Chapter 7: “The Wall of the World”?

9. What is strange about Bill’s feeding of the sled-dogs in Chapter 1: “The Trail of Meat”?

10. How does White Fang illustrate the theme of nature versus nurture?

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