Chapter 11 Quiz — White Fang

Who is primarily responsible for White Fang becoming an outcast in the camp?

• Grey Beaver
• Lip-lip
• The squaws
• Kiche

What is the first step in White Fang's method of attack?

• Snarl to intimidate the opponent
• Find a young dog alone
• Target the throat immediately
• Wait for the pack to disperse

How does Grey Beaver respond when the camp demands White Fang be punished for killing a dog?

• He beats White Fang publicly
• He banishes White Fang from camp
• He guards his tepee door and refuses to surrender White Fang
• He offers compensation to the dead dog's owner

What key advantage does White Fang gain by eliminating the usual preliminaries of dog fighting?

• He conserves energy for longer fights
• He can attack before other dogs arrive to join in
• He appears more intimidating
• He avoids attracting human attention

What quality does White Fang develop that London compares to a cat?

• His hunting patience
• His ability to stay on his feet during mass fights
• His grooming habits
• His silent stalking

What is White Fang's favorite trick for escaping the pursuing pack?

• Climbing trees
• Hiding in Grey Beaver's tepee
• Losing his trail in running water and hiding in a thicket
• Swimming across the river

What moral code does White Fang learn from his environment?

• Trust no one and flee danger
• Obey the strong and oppress the weak
• Fight only when cornered
• Loyalty to the pack above all

According to London, what was NOT part of White Fang's development by the end of the chapter?

• Greater intelligence
• More cruelty and ferocity
• Kindliness and affection
• Swiftness of foot

White Fang killed a young dog by cutting its jugular vein.

Grey Beaver punished White Fang by beating him after the dog-killing incident.

What does "fomenter" mean as used in the phrase "a fomenter of trouble"?

• A victim of trouble
• One who instigates or stirs up trouble
• One who avoids trouble
• A witness to trouble

In the phrase "his sanguinary methods," what does "sanguinary" mean?

• Intelligent and strategic
• Involving much bloodshed
• Cowardly and evasive
• Slow and deliberate

What does "indomitable" mean in the line "Hated by his kind and by mankind, indomitable"?

• Easily frightened
• Impossible to subdue or defeat
• Lacking intelligence
• Gentle and tame