Chapter 7 The Call of the Wild

What do John, Hans and Pete do with the money they won from the bet? 

• They buy food and shelter for the team 
• They buy a boat so they can travel to the mines 
• They pay their debt and search for the lost mine 

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What two things are unique about the mine? 

• No one has ever returned alive and it has the best quality gold 
• It is located on the top of a mountain and it helps everyone become rich
• No one has ever found it before and it does not have a lot of gold 

At the beginning of the chapter, how does Buck respond to the call from the depths of the forest? 

• He does not really respond at all.
• He responds easily and completely, and never returns.
• He doesn't want to respond, but is being pressured by Thornton.
• He responds cautiously, but reluctantly returns to camp when he remembers Thornton.

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What does Buck chase in the woods? 

• A deer 
• A wolf 
• A bear

What does Buck remember as he is chasing the wolf in the woods? 

• John Thornton 
• The hairy man 
• Judge Miller and his life back in California 

How does Buck start to break away from civilization and become a killer?

• He follows his instincts and kills a wolf.
• He kills Thornton because he is the only thing standing in the way of Buck's answering the call.
• He follows his instincts and kills a bear and a moose.
• Buck is only a killer in his dreams.

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What has Buck mastered? 

• How to catch a rabbit
• The law of club and fang 
• How to kill to become a leader 

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What is one of the first signs that lead Buck to believe something is wrong in Thornton’s camp? 

• Buck heard men yelling.
• Thornton is calling Buck's name.
• There is a fresh trail leading toward camp.
• There was no sign - Buck just felt something was not right.

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After Buck suspects something has gone wrong back at camp, what does he find when he gets there?

• Thornton, lying alone and dead in the lodge.
• The Yeehats, dancing dancing about the wreckage of the lodge.
• A wrecked lodge, but no people.
• He doesn't find anything, really.

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Who are the Yeehats?

• The men who fought with Thornton at the bar.
• The men who offered Buck large sums of money for Buck.
• The Indian tribe who killed Thornton.
• The tribe who made bets with Thornton over how much weight Buck could pull.

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