Chapter 15 Quiz — White Fang

Why do the other sled dogs hate White Fang?

• He refuses to pull his share of the sled weight
• He receives extra meat from Mit-sah and leads the team
• He is a wild wolf who attacked the camp
• He was chosen by Grey Beaver over their previous leader

What metaphor does London use to describe the psychological damage of violating one's nature?

• A river dammed until it floods
• A fire smothered until it explodes
• A hair growing inward into the body
• A wound that refuses to heal

How do the other dogs defend themselves against White Fang in camp?

• They seek protection near the humans
• They take turns keeping watch through the night
• They keep together in a mass formation
• They dig dens to hide in at night

What year does White Fang arrive at Fort Yukon?

• 1896
• 1897
• 1898
• 1899

How does White Fang perceive the white men compared to the Indians?

• As weaker and less worthy of respect
• As equal to Grey Beaver in power
• As a superior race of gods possessing greater power
• As dangerous enemies to be avoided at all costs

Why do the strange dogs from the steamers instinctively rush at White Fang?

• White Fang growls and threatens them first
• The Indian dogs push them toward White Fang
• They recognize him as the Wild through inherited ancestral memory
• White Fang steals their food when they come ashore

What profit does Grey Beaver make from his trading at Fort Yukon?

• Fifty percent
• One hundred percent
• Five hundred percent
• One thousand percent

What key advantage does London attribute to White Fang's fighting superiority?

• His larger size and greater physical strength
• His superior nervous, mental, and muscular coordination
• His ability to rally other dogs to fight alongside him
• His thick fur that protects him from bites

White Fang huddles near Grey Beaver for protection when camp is made.

A white man shoots six Indian dogs with a revolver after his setter is killed.

In the sentence "a hatred and malice commensurate with the ferocity and indomitability of his nature," what does "commensurate" mean?

• Incompatible with
• Corresponding in size or degree
• Caused by or resulting from
• Greater than or exceeding

When London describes White Fang's "Ishmaelite life," he is referring to a life of:

• Luxury and privilege
• Obedience and servitude
• Outcasting and isolation
• Wandering and exploration

What does "vouchsafed" mean in "the unusually severe conditions under which life was vouchsafed him"?

• Denied or withheld from
• Threatened or endangered
• Granted or permitted, often condescendingly
• Purchased or earned through effort