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White Fang
Book key
1 Open answers
2 a stroke, tie
b a stick: page 17
a cave: page 3
some cubs: page 36
3 a 4
b 10
c 1
d 5
e 8
f 3
g 7
h 2
i 9
j 6
4 a 7
b 3
c 3
d 7
5 White Fang does:
kill animals for food.
pull a sled.
kill dogs.
bite people.
bite dogs.
White Fang doesn’t:
sleep in a house.
kill people.
kill wolves.
carry children on his back.
6 a … he has big teeth.
b … they are large and strong. They make fire.
c … she has new cubs.
d … she is a she-wolf.
e … he doesn’t want other people to hit White Fang.
7– 8 Open answers
9 a Beauty Smith
b Beauty Smith
c Scott
d White Fang
e White Fang
f Matt
g Scott
Matt
h Scott
i Scott
j Scott
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10 a Gray Beaver and Beauty Smith
b Cherokee, Matt, and Scott
c Scott
11 a 2
b 3
c 4
d 1
12 a gold
b shoes
c white gods
d neck
e help
13 –14 Open answers
15 a window
b snarls
c dog
d two
e bites
f chickens
16 a 5
b 1
c 3
d 4
e 2
17 a Matt. White Fang is making a quiet, sad noise.
b Scott. He is going to California and he can’t take
White Fang.
c Scott. White Fang jumped up at her and snarled.
But Scott will teach him better ways.
d Scott. The other dogs always jump on him on the
way to town. Now White Fang can kill them.
e Beth. White Fang is snarling at the family and
pulling Scott’s wife’s dress.
f The doctor. White Fang caught a stranger in the
house. The stranger shot him.
18 –27 Open answers
Discussion activities key
1 Open answers
2 Suggested answers:
The Mackenzie River is in the Northwest Territories, in
north-western Canada. The parts next to it are: Yukon
Territory in the west, Nunavut in the east, and British
Colombia, Alberta and Saskatchewan in the south. The
mountains are the Mackenzie Mountains. They are at the
north end of the Rocky Mountains.
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3 Possible answers:
• Wolves can be found all over the world. Many of them
live in Canada, Alaska, USA, Europe, Russia, China,
Mongolia, Japan, Australia and Northern Africa.
• Wolves’ average height is 26 to 32 inches at the
shoulder, and they weigh 60 to 110 pounds.
• Wolves can live up to 13 years in the wild but usually
6 to 8 years.
• Their fur color is gray, but can also be red, brown,
black or white.
• They have 42 teeth.
• They eat deer, moose, elk, and bison.
• Famous stories are: Little Red Riding Hood, Three
Little Pig and Werewolf.
4 Possible answers:
I think his life is very hard. If you don’t kill, you cannot
eat. If you don’t kill, someone else will kill you. It is very
hard, but I think it is the life of wild animals.
5 Possible answers:
I think it’s because the Indians want to use White Fang
for some work, like pulling a sled.
6 Possible answers:
The bad things:
• His father got killed.
• He lost his brothers and sisters.
• His mother didn’t remember him when she had new
cubs.
The good things:
• He learned how to survive.
• He found his place with Gray Beaver.
7 Possible answers:
• The Klondike is a part of the Rocky Mountains.
• In 1897–98, many people went there to look for gold.
A lot of people had a hard life because there wasn’t
enough food and it was very cold in winter.
• Charlie Chaplin’s silent movie The Gold Rush was set
in the Klondike.
8 Possible answers:
• I think he will have more fights.
• I think someone new will take care of him.
9 Possible answers:
• Beauty Smith knew that Gray Beaver liked drinking.
He knew that he could pay for White Fang with
bottles.
• I don’t think he did the right thing. He could stop
Beauty Smith from hitting White Fang.
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• I think there is nothing he can do about it. White
Fang is Beauty Smith’s dog now.
• I don’t think Gray Beaver loves White Fang very much.
10 Possible answers:
• Gray Beaver wanted White Fang because Kiche was
his brother’s dog.
• Beauty Smith wanted White Fang because he wanted
to make money.
• Weedon Scott wanted White Fang because he wanted
to help him.
• Gray Beaver and Weedon Scott used White Fang for
pulling a sled.
• Beauty Smith used White Fang for dog fights.
• White Fang was happy with Gray Beaver and Weedon
Scott.
11 Possible answers:
• Beauty Smith taught White Fang by hurting him.
• Weedon Scott taught White Fang by talking to him.
12 Open answers
13 Possible answers:
• I think White Fang is beginning to be like a dog.
(Teach the word ‘domesticate’ if appropriate.)
• I think wolves and dogs have something in common.
• Wolves have a bigger head.
• Wolves have bigger teeth.
14 Open answers
15 Possible answers:
School:
• You can bring your own lunch or you can eat in a café.
• You can’t bring your toys.
• You have to be at school by 8:30 a.m.
Home:
• You can use the telephone anytime you like.
• You can’t have a shower when the dishwasher is on.
• You have to leave your keys in the key box.
16 Open answers
17 Possible answers:
• I don’t want to have an animal like White Fang
because I don’t know how to take care of him.
• If I have an animal like White Fang, I will go to a vet
and ask questions.
18 Open answers
19 Possible questions for the quiz:
• How long is the Yukon River?
• Which river is the longest in Canada?
20 Open answers
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White Fang
Activity worksheets key
1 a 10 b 3 c 9 d 5 e 1 f 4 g 2 h 8 i 7 j 6
2 a She lived with the Indians before.
b There was no meat for her.
c He burns his nose in the fire.
d Gray Beaver is angry because White Fang tries to
swim after his mother.
e He remembers his mother. He wants to be with her.
f He learns to fight them. He learns to hurt them
badly. He learns to win his fights.
g He learns only to fight and to kill. He learns only
about hate, not love.
3 1 c 2 f 3 g 4 d 5 h 6 b 7 e 8 a
4 a fighter b near c won, slowly d hurt
e fought f well g dangerous h bit, kill
i afraid
5 a Who? People at the dog fight
To? Cherokee
When? Before the dog fight
What about? They want him to kill White Fang.
b Who? Matt
To? Scott
When? At the dog fight
What about? Matt is talking about Cherokee. They
want to stop the fight and help White Fang.
c Who? Scott
To? Matt
When? After they stop the fight
What about? They are talking about White Fang.
White Fang is badly hurt.
d Who? Beauty Smith
To? Scott
When? After Scott offers some money for White
Fang
What about? Beauty Smith does not want to sell
White Fang.
e Who? Scott
To? Beauty Smith
When? When Beauty Smith is walking away
What about? Beauty Smith has to sell White Fang to
Scott.
6 1 The next day, Scott sat outside the house and White
Fang watched him.
2 He watched the god but nothing happened.
3 The god did not get up and he did not hit him so
White Fang took the meat and ate it.
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4 The wolf can’t work or eat because he wants you.
5 Scott looked at Matt and his eyes shone.
7 1 white 2 fight 3 quiet 4 catch 5 better
6 afraid 7 sadly 8 window 9 angrily
The word in the box is White Fang.
8 Suggested answers:
a You can’t fight or bite Collie. You have to walk away
from her when she bites you.
b You can go with my children. You can’t snarl at them
or bite them.
c You can sit in the house with my father when he is
reading.
d You can’t kill or eat the chickens. You can’t go into
their house.
e You can’t fight or kill the cats in the town.
f You can’t eat the meat in the store.
g You can’t bite or snarl at the people in the town. You
have to let them stroke you.
9 Suggested answers:
a Because White Fang helps Scott. Scott is hurt and
cannot get up. White Fang takes the family to Scott.
b Because he knows that the stranger is bad. He does
not snarl because he wants to be quiet. The stranger
does not know he is there so White Fang can jump
on him easily.
c Because White Fang is badly hurt in a fight with a
stranger.
d Because he is the little dog’s father.
Progress test key
1 a 3 b 7 c 7 d 7 e 7 f 3 g 7
h 7 i 3 j 7
2 a found b bite c gave d lay down e snarled
3 1 b 2 c 3 a 4 c 5 a
4 1 d 2 a 3 c 4 e 5 b
5 a to b with c below d into e off
6 a NO b NO c YES d YES e YES
7 a 4 b 1 c 5 d 3 e 2
8 a 7 b 7 c 3 d 7 e 3
9 a Scott b Scott’s mother c Scott’s sister
d the doctor e the doctor
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