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

2. What word from Chapter 15: “The Enemy of His Kind” means that which cannot be subdued or overcome?

3. The narrator says in Chapter 10: “The Bondage,” “To man has been given the grief, often, of seeing his gods overthrown and” what?

4. How many Native Americans join the first that find White Fang and his mother in Chapter 9: “The Makers of Fire”?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who becomes White Fang’s nemesis in Chapter 10: “The Bondage”? What happens to White Fang’s mother in this chapter?

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

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. What ends the dogfight in Chapter 18: “The Clinging Death”?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of “survival of the fittest” in White Fang. How is this theme illustrated with She-Wolf and One-Eye? How is the theme seen in the prey of the wolves? How does the theme apply to the human characters in the story?

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 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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