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8th grade English Quiz on "The Call of the Wild" Chapters 1-5 QUIZ, created by Cierra Maguire on 14/02/2018.

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"The Call of the Wild" Chapters 1-5 QUIZ

Question 1 of 27

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In chapter 1, we meet Toots and Ysabel, two of Judge Miller's other "pet" dogs. Buck basically ignores them.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 2 of 27

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What breed was Buck?

Select one of the following:

  • Husky Labrador

  • St. Bernard & Scotch

  • German Shepherd

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Question 3 of 27

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betrays Judge Miller by selling Buck to pay off his gambling debts.

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Question 4 of 27

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After Buck is sold, he first travels by ( train, boat, airplane ) to reach Seattle; from Seattle, he travels by ( boat, train, airplane ) to reach Alaska.

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Question 5 of 27

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Buck learns about the "law of the club" when the man in the red sweater...

Select one of the following:

  • beats Buck after Buck tries to bite him.

  • feeds Buck because Buck is starving.

  • Beats Curly after Curly refuses to listen.

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Question 6 of 27

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The "Law of the Club" means that a ( dog, human ) should never attack an armed ( human, dog )

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Question 7 of 27

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In Chapter 2, Buck learns about the "Law of the Fang" after the good-natured is killed simply for trying to make friendly advances towards a husky dog only half her size.

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Question 8 of 27

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After Buck's first lesson about the "Law of the Fang" in Chapter 2, Buck resolves that he will never...

Select one of the following:

  • Steal another dog's food.

  • fall down during a fight against another dog.

  • Attack an armed human.

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Question 9 of 27

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Buck learns how to be a sled dog in chapter 2. ( Dave, Spitz, Billie ), an experienced wheeler, nips at Buck whenever he makes a mistake. ( Spitz, Dave, Billie ), the lead dog, growls at him warningly from his front post. Buck learns quickly from these two dogs, which pleases Francois.

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Question 10 of 27

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Buck learns to sleep by burying a hole (also known as a "nest") in the snow, in which he can curl up to sleep warmly and comfortably in the cold weather. Who "shows" him this survival technique?

Select one of the following:

  • Billie

  • Sol-leks

  • Dave

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Question 11 of 27

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Buck learns to steal food for survival, which shows us that he is becoming more "( wild, civilized )" and becoming less "( civilized, wild )."

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Question 12 of 27

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At the beginning of Chapter 3, Buck finds a certain dog occupying his sleeping nest (hole in the ground that he has dug for warmth). This arouses the "beast" in Buck, and he springs upon this dog "with a fury." Which dog is this?

Select one of the following:

  • Dave

  • Billie

  • Spitz

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Question 13 of 27

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In chapter 3, "four or five score of starving ( huskies, wolves, gold miners )" invade Buck's camp, attack the dogs, and try to steal all of the food supplies.

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Question 14 of 27

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In the encounter with the wild huskies, Spitz chooses to focus his attack on which individual?

Select one of the following:

  • Francois

  • Buck

  • a wild husky

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Question 15 of 27

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Chapter 3 ends with a big fight between Spitz and Buck, in which Spitz almost kills Buck and walks away as the winner.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 16 of 27

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At the beginning of chapter 4, Francois and Perrault need to pick a new sled dog leader for their team. Which dog do they choose?

Select one of the following:

  • Sol-leks

  • Dave

  • Buck

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Question 17 of 27

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Buck disagrees with Francois and Perrault's choice to place Sol-leks as the lead dog on his team, as he feels that he deserves the right to be leader. He ( attacks, chases ) Sol-leks repeatedly, while forcing Perrault and Francois to ( chase, attack ) him around camp until they allow him to be the new leader.

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Question 18 of 27

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What kind of leader does Buck prove to be as the lead dog on his sled team in chapter 4?

Select one of the following:

  • As an inferior leader, He struggles to control his team, as the other dogs do not respect him.

  • Perrault and Francois are disappointed in his ability as a leader and replace him.

  • He is a superior leader who demands the full respect of his team mates.

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Question 19 of 27

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At the end of Chapter 4, the team has ( successfully, unsuccessfully ) completed their task of delivering ( food, mail, mining equipment ) to the town of Dawson.

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Question 20 of 27

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At the beginning of chapter 5, we discover that the dogs are "dead tired" because... In this chapter, we discover that in the last five months they have traveled twenty-five thousand miles with only five days' rest.

Select one of the following:

  • they traveled twenty-five thousand miles in 5 months with only 5 days of rest.

  • they traveled twenty-five hundred miles in 5 day with only 1 day of rest.

  • they traveled twenty-five hundred miles in 5 months with no days of rest.

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Question 21 of 27

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Because of the popularity of the Gold Rush, worthless, tired, and weak dogs are "gotten rid of." Thus, before the team is fully rested after they arrive in Dawson, two men from the States buy them — "harness and all, for a song." What does "harness and all, for a song" mean?

Select one of the following:

  • they are bought very cheaply

  • they are bought for a large amount of money

  • the two men sing a song in exchange for the dog team.

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Question 22 of 27

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In chapter 5, what are the names of the new owners who buy Buck's dog team in Dawson? Select all that apply!

Select one or more of the following:

  • Hal

  • Charles

  • John

  • Mercedes

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Question 23 of 27

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When the dogs leave Dawson with their new owners, the dogs are very ( exhausted, excited, well-rested ).

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Question 24 of 27

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What examples prove that Buck's new owners are inexperienced to drive a sled dog team or survive in the wilderness? Select all that apply:

Select one or more of the following:

  • they have too many sled dogs and not enough food for the dogs.

  • they do not know how to load or pack a sled

  • they fail to realize when the sled is frozen in the snow, preventing the sled from moving.

  • they pack items which are heavy and unneccesary

  • they do not bring a gun or a knife for defense.

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Question 25 of 27

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Due to the new owner's inexperience and inability to be good dog team masters, the dogs in Buck's team begin dying off one by one, until only five experienced dogs remain.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 26 of 27

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Near the end of chapter 5, London writes: ""It seemed that Buck sensed disaster close at hand, out there ahead on the ice." What tragic event is foreshadowed in this quote?

Select one of the following:

  • the new owners will beat and starve all of the dogs to death.

  • the new owners will travel on the thin ice, risking the dogs' and their lives.

  • the new owners will travel out onto the ice and become lost in the snow.

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Question 27 of 27

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By the end of chapter 5, the new owners have reach the camp of John Thornton. What happens after they reach Thornton's camp? Select all that apply:

Select one or more of the following:

  • Buck is too exhausted to move and is beaten almost to death by his new owners.

  • John Thornton recognizes what an amazing dog Buck is and rescues him.

  • The new owners listen to John Thornton and respect his wisdom and advice.

  • The new owners do not listen to John Thornton, resulting in their death.

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