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White Fang
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White Fang Flashcards
| Front | Back |
|---|---|
| Who wrote White Fang? | Jack London |
| Where is White Fang set? | The frozen Northland wilderness, a desolate, silent, and dangerous frozen landscape |
| Who are the two main men in Chapter I? | Henry and Bill, two travelers making their way through the frozen wild |
| What is on the sled in Chapter I? | A long, narrow oblong box (a coffin) carrying a dead man, along with blankets, an axe, a coffee-pot, and a frying-pan |
| Who was the man in the coffin? | A man described as a "lord" in his own country who had never had to worry about food or supplies, yet died in the wild |
| What pulls the sled? | A team of six wolfish dogs in leather harness |
| What is "the Wild" in the story? | A personified force of nature described as silent, mocking, and hostile to life and movement, aiming to crush and destroy all living things |
| What eerie sound do Henry and Bill hear? | Long, wailing cries in the distance—hunting cries of wolves following them |
| Why are the dogs uneasy? | They sense the wolves nearby and huddle close to the fire in fear |
| What strange discovery does Bill make about the dogs? | He counts seven dogs eating fish instead of six, suggesting a wild wolf snuck in among the sled dogs |
| What does Bill find in the snow? | Tracks showing that an extra animal (likely a wolf) ran off across the snow |
| What problem do Henry and Bill face regarding weapons? | They are low on ammunition, with only three cartridges left between them |
| How cold is it during their journey? | About fifty degrees below zero for two weeks |
| What do the men see surrounding their camp at night? | A circle of gleaming eyes in the darkness, watching them from the wall of blackness |
| What does Bill wish for during the journey? | That the cold snap would break, that he had never started the trip, and that he and Henry were safely back at Fort McGurry playing cribbage |
| What is Fort McGurry? | A settlement mentioned as a place of safety and comfort that Bill longs to return to |
| What is the mood/tone of the opening chapter? | Grim, tense, and foreboding, emphasizing the harshness and danger of the Wild |
| What structural clue shows the book's organization? | The novel is divided into five Parts, each containing multiple chapters, tracing different stages of the story |
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