Call of the Wild (Chapter 1)
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English
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7th - 8th Grade
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This quiz focuses on Chapter 1 of Jack London's classic novel "The Call of the Wild," covering key plot points, character introductions, and setting details from Buck's initial journey from California to the Yukon Territory during the Klondike Gold Rush. Designed for middle school students in grades 7-8, the questions assess reading comprehension skills including literal recall, character identification, and understanding of cause-and-effect relationships within the narrative. Students need strong foundational reading skills to track Buck's transformation from pampered house dog to sled dog, recognize the significance of his encounters with various characters like Manuel, the man in the red sweater, Perrault, and François, and understand how environmental changes like encountering snow for the first time signal Buck's entry into a harsh new world. The quiz requires students to distinguish between major and minor characters, understand plot sequence, and grasp the concept of "primitive law" as introduced through Buck's brutal education in survival. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying 7th and 8th grade English literature. Teachers can effectively use this assessment as a reading check following the completion of Chapter 1, ensuring students have grasped essential plot developments before progressing to subsequent chapters. The quiz works particularly well as a formative assessment tool to gauge comprehension levels, identify students who may need additional support with the text, or serve as a warm-up activity to refresh student memory before class discussion. It also functions effectively as homework practice to reinforce reading assignments or as a review tool when preparing for larger unit assessments on the complete novel. The questions align with CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.1 and CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.1 standards, requiring students to cite textual evidence to support analysis of explicit details within the text, while also supporting CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.3 and CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.3 through analysis of how plot elements interact and develop throughout this opening chapter.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How did Buck end up in the Yukon Territory?
His owner sold him.
He was stolen.
His owner went on a trip.
He ran away from home.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the first setting of the novel?
California
Yukon
Sahara Desert
Maine
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In what year does the story take place?
1987
1896
1701
1960
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The transporter is afraid of hydrophobia because he—
is afraid of drowning.
was bit by Buck.
wants a water drilling device.
needs a drink.
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.1
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The man in the red sweater introduces Buck to “primitive law” by—
feeding Buck red meat.
throwing Buck off the ship.
locking Buck in a box.
beating Buck with a club.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Perrault and Francois are—
Buck's new owners
two new dogs on the ship
two men from California
Buck's trainers on the ship
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What strange, mushy substance does Buck encounter on the deck of the Narwhal?
seaweed
mud
snow
sponge
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