Call of the Wild

Multiple Choice

What is the theme of the passage?

• A wagers among friends teaches an important lesson

• The love between friends can be boundless

• Love is not always easy to explain to stagers

• Two friends learn never to test the bond between them again

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Multiple Choice

How does Buck & Thornton's relationship contribute to the theme of the passage?

• Their relationship demonstrates how both animals and humans will always choose their basic instincts over love, loyalty, & friendship

• Their relationship describes aspects of each of these characters to highlight their differences

• Their relationship details how deep emotional connections can exist between humans and animals

• Their relationship explains how an inability to connect with others can lead to a long-lasting friendship between a pet his or her owner

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Multiple Choice

Part A: How does the relationship that Thornton and Buck share affect the other characters in the passage?

• The miners were awed by Buck's actions, strength, and persistence during the race.

• The miners became angered by the pair's victory because many of them lost their bets

• The miners grew envious of Buck and Thornton, so they plotted to come between them

• The miners felt annoyed because they thought Buck had cheated.

Multiple Choice

Part B: Which quotation provides evidence to support your answer to Part A?

• "I offer you eight hundred for him, sir, before the test, sir; eight hundred just as he stands." (Par. 3)

• "Everybody acknowledged Buck a magnificent animal, but twenty fifty-pound sacks of flour bulked too large in their eyes for them to loosen their pouch-strings." (Par. 6)

• "The crowd was watching curiously. The affair was growing mysterious..." (Par. 8)

• "Men were holding their breaths, intensely unconscious of the fact." (Par. 15)

Multiple Choice

Part A: What do Thornton's commands reveal about his character?

• By contrasting his words with his calm manner, he's viewed by the miners as being too unfriendly with them.

• By contrasting his words with the passive reactions of the miners, he's illustrated as someone who struggles with shyness.

• By describing Buck's enthusiastic reactions to his words, he's demonstrated as someone worthy of respect.

• By detailing the amount of restraint Buck showed upon hearing Thornton's words, he's portrayed as a challenging coach.

Multiple Choice

Part B: Which detail from the passage best provides support for Part A?

• "John Thornton, owner of the dog, Buck, had said that Buck could draw a sled loaded with one thousand pounds of flour." (Par. 1)

• "He had felt that in some way he must do a great thing for John Thornton." (Par. 2)

• "Everybody acknowledged Buck a magnificent animal, but twenty fifty-pound sacks of flour bulked too large in their eyes for them to loosen their pouch-strings." (Par. 6)

• "Thornton was running behind, encouraging Buck with short, cheery words." (Par. 17)

Multiple Choice

What does the term conjuration imply?

• It describes the tense atmosphere between Thornton and Buck

• It details how gloomy everything felt around Buck

• It illustrates the intense fear everyone around Buck was experiencing

• It explains how mesmerized everyone became watching Thornton and Buck

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Multiple Choice

What is the author's purpose for comparing Thornton's commands to "a pistol shot" in the passage?

• To describe what caused the miners to panic

• To detail what inspired Buck to take action

• To explain why Thornton's command created confusion

• To illustrate how Thornton's command started a war

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Multiple Choice

What can the reader infer in paragraph 8?

• Buck's choice to press his teeth into Thornton's mittened hand is his way of expressing an eagerness to please Thornton without the use of words

• Buck uses his independence as a means to express his aggressiveness towards Thornton and his conflicted feelings about following Thornton's instructions

• Buck dislikes having to pull the sled, but he loves John Thornton; his response indicates both his affections and displeasure for Thornton

• Buck is too injured to pull the sled, but because he loves Thornton, Buck presses his teeth into Thornton's mittened hand to fool him into believing he can do it

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