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Read the sentence.Lip-lip is a young dog who is the bully of the American Indian camp in White Fang.Which is the best character analysis of Lip-lip?

A
Lip-lip beat White Fang in the fight, but White Fang should have won because he wasn’t doing anything wrong.
B
Lip-lip really should be more gentle, especially with a new puppy like White Fang.
C
Lip-lip is a lot like my neighbor’s dog because he barks and snaps at everyone he sees.
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Lip-lip shows his aggressive personality when he bares his teeth and snarls at White Fang.
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Sarah has been asked to write about Lip-lip from Jack London’s White Fang. Which statement would be most appropriate to use in her character analysis?

A
Lip-lip may have been a young dog, but he was experienced in fighting.
B
Lip-lip is an American Indian name that means “strong warrior.”
C
Lip-lip sounds like my dog! My dog barks at everyone.
D
Lip-lip should leave White Fang alone. He is too aggressive.
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Charlotte is using a graphic organizer to plan a character analysis of White Fang.

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A
Is homesick for his old home
B
Is amazed by their ability to build fire
C
Fights with a dog named Lip-lip
D
Pulls a tepee with his teeth
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Which line from White Fang best supports the inference that White Fang was surprised by Lip-lip’s hostility?

A
“They half circled about each other, tentatively, snarling and bristling.”
B
“The snap had taken effect on the shoulder that had been hurt by the lynx and that was still sore . . .”
C
“Lip-lip was White Fang’s own kind, and being only a puppy, did not seem dangerous . . .”
D
“Lip-lip had lived his life in camp and had fought many puppy fights . . .”
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Read the first line of a character analysis for White Fang.White Fang is suspicious of the humans he meets, but he is impressed by their strength.Which direct quote from the text could best be used as supporting evidence?

A
“He waited. Nothing happened. Then he smelled the strange fabric, saturated with the man-smell.”
B
“He came upon one of the man-animals, Gray Beaver, who was squatting on his hams and doing something with sticks . . .”
C
“He did not like it. Nor did he like it when the man-animals arose and went on with their march . . .”
D
“He appreciated the power with which they administered the law. Unlike any animals he had ever encountered, they did not bite nor claw.”
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Which lines could be part of a character analysis for White Fang?

A
I like reading about White Fang because he is part dog and part wolf. His adventures are very exciting!
B
White Fang should not get into fights with Lip-lip. The two animals have a lot in common and should be friends.
C
White Fang is an impulsive but brave pup. He learns quickly from his experiences with dogs and men.
D
The book White Fang, by Jack London, takes place in an American Indian village. The main character is the son of Kiche, who is half-dog and half-wolf.
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Which lines from White Fang would be the best to include in a character analysis about the main character, White Fang?

A
They were creatures of mastery, possessing all manner of unknown and impossible potencies, overlords of the alive and the not alive.
B
Unlike any animals he had ever encountered, they did not bite nor claw. They enforced their live strength with the power of dead things.
C
He came upon one of the man-animals, Gray Beaver, who was squatting on his hams and doing something with sticks and dry moss spread before him.
D
He was homesick. He felt a vacancy in him, a need for the hush and quietude of the stream and the cave in the cliff.
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Read the passage from White Fang.There was a rush. White Fang bristled and snarled and snapped in the face of the open-mouthed oncoming wave of dogs, and went down and under them, feeling the sharp slash of teeth in his body, himself biting and tearing at the legs and bellies above him. There was a great uproar. He could hear the snarl of Kiche as she fought for him; and he could hear the cries of the man-animals, the sound of clubs striking upon bodies, and the yelps of pain from the dogs so struck.Which line from the text supports the idea that White Fang is brave?

A
“the sound of clubs striking upon bodies, and the yelps of pain from the dogs so struck”
B
“There was a great uproar.”
C
“feeling the sharp slash of teeth in his body”
D
“snapped in the face of the open-mouthed oncoming wave of dogs”
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Joseph is writing a character analysis of Lip-lip, a dog in the book White Fang. He is using this graphic organizer to keep track of his ideas.

Question illustration
A
Is afraid of his human master
B
Loves his puppy siblings
C
Has been in many puppy fights
D
Eats rabbits and fish
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Angela is writing a character analysis about the main character in White Fang.

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A
Lip-lip is aggressive and dangerous.
B
White Fang is feisty and curious.
C
Kiche is gentle and nurturing.
D
Gray Beaver is strong and resourceful.

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