Call of the Wild Chapter 3

Buck finally snaps when

• Spitz steals Buck's bed

• Spitz steals Buck's food

• no one will pet him

• the men forget to feed him

At the beginning of the chapter, Spitz finally takes his chance to get rid of Buck

• when the wild dogs attack

• by approaching Buck from the side

• by taking advantage of the chaos

• all of these

Francois' view of Buck:

• Buck is a devil, a bad guy, the one to watch

• Buck is two devils, strong and capable, the one to watch

• Buck is not match for Spitz and should be taken out

• Buck is too soft to be a sled dog and will never make it

In what ways did Buck undermine Spitz? Choose all that apply.

• Buck obeys when Spitz nips at him

• Buck allows Spitz to steal his bed

• Buck encourages the other dogs to stand up to Spitz

• Buck attacks Spitz when he tries to punish Pike

The conflict of Spitz and Buck causes disharmony among the dogs by producing (choice all the apply)

• rabies

• food stealing

• challenges of Spitz authority

• attacking the owners

The text states the "Buck had destroyed the solidarity of the team" by leading the dogs to rebel against Spitz. Why would he want the unity of the group disrupted?

• to keep Spitz from being an effective leader

• to cause the men confusion and possibly letting them go

• because Buck was a bad dog who wanted to destroy the team

• because Buck didn't know the consequences of his actions

What do the events in the beginning of chapter 3 foreshadow?

• a need for the men to step in

• both dogs will need to die

• a need for Spitz and Buck to come to some resolution

• a happy ever after

When Spitz and Buck square off, "the scene came back to Buck with sense of familiarity...this scene of old time, the wonted way of things." What does London mean here?

• This is exactly how the two dogs squared off last time.

• In Buck's memory, there are traces of the primitive dog he came from.

• Buck's been picked on before and remembers how to take care of business

• This is just a normal, average day for both dogs

"But Buck possessed a quality that made for greatness--imagination. He fought by instinct, but he could fights by head as well." Here we do see

• That Buck is balanced between his natural abilities and an intelligence

• That Buck's only advantage is the one that man gave him

• Buck is all emotion

• Of all the dogs, Buck alone is greatest because he can picture the way things could be

When Francois calls Buck a "devil," we find he means

• he is tough and to be admired

• he's never seen a dog like Buck before

• Buck will fight any dog and win

• Buck is evil