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Part II– Chapter 1: The Battle of the Fangs

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Questions

1) What is the main idea of this chapter?

2) Which two details cause the men to decide the animal disrupting their campsite must be tamer than normal?

3) When the wolves kill the large moose, the author says, "But if they could fast prodigiously, they could feed prodigiously, and soon a few scattered bones were all that remained of the splendid live brute that had faced the pack a few hours before."

What does the word "prodigiously" mean as used in this chapter?

4) According to the author, what makes wolves battle each other the hardest?

5) How does the she–wolf behave when the male wolves fight over her?

6) When the she–wolf and her mate come upon a camp of Native American Indians, how does the she–wolf feel?

7) When the she–wolf and her mate try to catch the rabbit at the end of the chapter, why does the rabbit seem to be dancing in the air?

8) Were there any words that weren't clear to you?