White Fang – chapter 1

Student’s name: ………………………………………………………………….………………………………….

I. Answer the following questions. (5 pts)

1. What was in the box that Henry and Bill were taking to the fort?

2. What did Bill do when he first saw the she-wolf?

3. What did Bill and Henry realize when they woke the next morning?

4. Why did Henry try not to sleep at night after Bill’s death?

5. What did Henry do when he heard the wolves barking?

II. Read the sentences. Write (t) for true or (f) for false. (5 pts)

1. Many people lived in the far North.

2. The two men were looking for food in the wilderness.
3. The she-wolf wasn’t afraid of Bill.
4. Bill fired a shot with his gun.
5. Soldiers from the fort came to rescue Henry.

III. Match the words with their definitions. (8 pts)

a. relief:
1. An animal that looks like a large dog.
b. afraid: 2. Made of wood

c. sled: 3. Scared
4. An object used to travel on snow
d. wolf:
5. No noise or sound
e. bullet:
6. A person in the army
f. soldier: 7. Something that is fired from a gun
g. silence: 8. Feeling of happiness when something bad stops or goes away.

h. wooden:

IV. This is a page from Henry’s diary. Expand the note into full sentences. Use the past simple tense. (2
pts)

1. we / take / box / with / body / Lord Albert / fort / last week

2. suddenly / see / that / she-wolf / follow / us