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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. What word from Chapter 9: “The Makers of Fire” means to flutter or tremble?

3. What does the narrator say in Chapter 15: “The Enemy of His Kind” “had been more generous to [White Fang] than to the average animal”?

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

5. What is the fiercest of the wild animals brought in to fight White Fang in Chapter 17: “The Reign of Hate”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Beauty Smith treat White Fang in Chapter 17: “The Reign of Hate”? Why?

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

3. How does the relationship between White Fang and Weedon Scott progress in Chapter 20: “The Love-Master”?

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

5. What kind of dog is White Fang arranged to fight in Chapter 18: “The Clinging Death”?What obstacle does White Fang face in the fight?

6. 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?

7. How does Beauty Smith go about obtaining White Fang in Chapter 16: “The Mad God”? Why?

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

9. How are the fights that White Fang engages in described in Chapter 17: “The Reign of Hate”?

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

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

Describe and discuss the internal, external, and relational conflicts of White Fang in Part 3: “The Gods of the Wild.” What conflicts does White Fang face when his mother is sent away with Three Eagles? How does Grey Beaver respond? What conflicts does White Fang have with Lip-Lip?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the setting of Chapter 13: “The Covenant.” Where is Grey Beaver going with his family? Why? What is White Fang’s role in terms of sled-pulling? How long does the family travel?

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