Chapter 14 Quiz — White Fang

How old is White Fang when Grey Beaver returns to the home village?

• Six months
• One year
• Two years
• Three years

White Fang defeats Baseek in a fight over a moose shin-bone.

What mistake does Baseek make that triggers White Fang's attack?

• He growls at White Fang
• He bends down to eat the meat instead of just standing over it
• He bites White Fang first
• He calls other dogs for help

Kiche recognizes White Fang when they reunite and welcomes him warmly.

Why does White Fang not fight back against Kiche?

• He is too weak to fight
• Grey Beaver commands him not to
• An instinctive law forbids males from fighting females
• He still fears her from cubhood

What does the word "temerity" mean as used in the chapter?

• Timidity or fearfulness
• Excessive boldness or audacity
• Physical weakness
• Careful planning

What is White Fang's one besetting weakness?

• Fear of water
• Inability to hunt small prey
• He cannot stand being laughed at
• Loyalty to other dogs

During the famine, the Indians eat the leather of their moccasins and mittens.

What does the word "redoubtable" mean as used to describe White Fang?

• Doubtful and uncertain
• Friendly and approachable
• Formidable and inspiring fear
• Small and insignificant

How does White Fang escape the hungry wolf-pack during the famine?

• He hides in a cave
• He outruns them because he is better nourished, then circles back to kill one
• Grey Beaver rescues him
• He fights and defeats the entire pack

White Fang joins a young wolf he encounters during the famine and travels with the pack.

What metaphor does London use to describe the relationship between heredity and environment?

• A river and its banks
• Clay being molded into different forms
• A seed growing in different soils
• A fire being shaped by the wind

What does the word "enfeeblement" mean as used in the chapter?

• Growing stronger
• The state of being made weak or feeble
• A feeling of anger
• Loss of memory

How does White Fang kill Lip-lip?

• In a prolonged battle lasting hours
• By striking him shoulder to shoulder, overthrowing him, and biting his throat
• By ambushing him from a tree
• He does not kill Lip-lip in this chapter

What signals to White Fang that the famine has ended when he reaches the village?

• He sees Grey Beaver waving to him
• He hears contented sounds and smells fish in the air
• The dogs come out to greet him
• He finds stored meat outside the tepees