Chapter 7 Quiz — White Fang

What does London describe as "a legacy of the Wild which no animal may escape nor exchange for pottage"?

• Hunger
• Fear
• Growth
• Obedience

What force ultimately overcomes the cub's fear and drives him to leave the cave?

• Hunger
• His mother's encouragement
• Growth
• Curiosity about the wolverine

What does the cub compare to when he first sees the outside world?

• A bird leaving its nest
• A fish out of water
• The first man on earth landing upon Mars
• A prisoner freed from a dungeon

How does the cub make his first kill?

• He stalks and pounces on a squirrel
• He accidentally falls into a ptarmigan nest
• He catches a fish in the stream
• He ambushes a moose-bird

What happens to the mother ptarmigan after her fight with the cub?

• She flies away to safety
• She returns to her nest
• A hawk swoops down and carries her off
• The she-wolf kills her

What critical lesson does the cub learn from falling into the stream?

• That water is alive and dangerous
• That he can swim instinctively
• That things are not always what they appear to be
• That he should always stay near the cave

Who saves the cub from the mother weasel?

• One Eye
• The she-wolf
• No one — he escapes on his own
• A passing hawk frightens the weasel

According to London, when does life achieve its "summit"?

• When it overcomes fear completely
• When it finds safety and comfort
• When it does to the uttermost that which it was equipped to do
• When it learns from all its mistakes

The grey cub successfully kills the mother ptarmigan during their fight.

A wolverine approaches the cave entrance while the cub is alone inside.

In the sentence "The substance of the wall seemed as permeable and yielding as light," what does "permeable" most nearly mean?

• Permanent and unchanging
• Allowing things to pass through
• Visible and bright
• Hard and unyielding

What does "essayed" mean in the sentence "He had essayed to walk along the trunk of a fallen pine"?

• Refused
• Written about
• Attempted
• Managed successfully

When London describes the cub's "inglorious retreat" from the ptarmigan, what does "inglorious" mean?

• Glorious and triumphant
• Slow and deliberate
• Shameful and without honor
• Painful and difficult