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The Call of the Wild

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Chapter 1: Into the Primitive
Chapter 2: The Law of Club and Fang
Chapter 3: The Dominant Primordial Beast
Chapter 4: Who Has Won to Mastership
Chapter 5: The Toil of Trace and Trail
Chapter 6: For the Love of a Man
Chapter 7: The Sounding of the Call

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1:  What breed of dog is Buck?

a. He is three-quarters wolf and one-quarter dog of an unknown breed.

b. He is German Shepherd.

c. He is half Saint Bernard and half Scotch shepherd.

d. He is half Malamute Husky and half Samoyed.
2:  Buck's first master is

a. a well-to-do judge in Santa Clara Valley, California

b. an Indian named Gray Beaver

c. a boy in England

d. a servant named Manuel
3:  How does Buck get to Seattle?

a. He is traded for whiskey.

b. He is stolen.

c. He is sold to dognappers because of a gambling debt.

d. He wanders there while trying to find his way home.
4:  What event early on in the Northland haunts Buck for the rest of his life?

a. He attacked and injured a man out of self-defense.

b. He had to learn to steal to survive.

c. He became an alcoholic.

d. He witnessed a pack of dogs kill a good-natured but wounded dog just because of his weakness.
5:  What was Buck's relationship with Spitz?

a. Buck viewed Spitz as a mentor when learning to pull a sled.

b. Buck disliked Spitz but set aside their differences for the benefit of the pack.

c. Buck hated Spitz because of his violent nature and position on the team.

d. Buck and Spitz were never friends but never had conflict, either.
6:  What does Francois bring to Buck to make his life easier?

a. Moccasins that fit over his paws

b. Whiskey to keep him warm

c. A pound of food more than the other dogs each day

d. A sweater
7:  After Spitz's death, which dog becomes the lead dog?

a. Buck

b. Dolly

c. Pike

d. Sol-leks
8:  Who is characterized as being the ideal "master" by Buck?

a. Hal

b. John Thornton

c. Charles

d. The man in the red sweater
9:  Once Buck acclimates to life in the Northland, what does he feel when he hears the wild sounds and calls that come from deep in the forest?

a. Fear

b. Lust

c. Yearning

d. Rage
10:  When John Thornton takes Buck to find the fabled lost gold mine, how does Buck spend his time?

a. Goes off by himself into the wilderness to stalk wild animas or run with wild wolves

b. Looks for the hairy man of his visions.

c. Stays with a band of Indians, who consider him godlike.

d. Dreams of his early, comfortable life with the judge
11:  What is the fate of John Thornton's camp when they travel to find the fabled lost gold mine?

a. They become lost in the deep wilderness and starve.

b. They are attacked by Sasquatch.

c. They are killed by ferocious Indians.

d. They are attacked by wolverines.
12:  What is the final fate of Buck?

a. He joins up with a pack of wolves, living out the rest of his days a wild animal.

b. He kills an Indian but is assimilated into the tribe because of a prophecy.

c. He finds his way back to California and his first master, the judge.

d. He longs for connection with his wolf brothers, but finds his way back to Seattle to seek out a new master.



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