Call of the Wild - Chapter 5

The dogs were sold at a cheap price because they ...

• were not needed anymore

• were worn out

• had rabies

• refused to pull the sled anymore

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CCSS.RL.8.1

Hal, Charles, and Mercedes are related because

• Charles and Mercedes are married and Hal is Mercedes’s brother

• Hal and Mercedes are married and Hal and Charles are brothers

• Hal and Mercedes are married and kin to Francois and Perrault.

• Hal and Mercedes are engaged, and Hal is Charles’s father

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CCSS.RI.8.3

The dogs can’t move the sled because ...

• the new owners are unaware of the command

• they are too tired

• the load is too heavy

• the runners are stuck in the ice

It is unwise to have fourteen dogs with one sled because ...

• they will fight

• heir food would take up too much room on the sled

• their harnesses would constantly intertwine

• the dogs will be too close and trip over each other

Buck did not have any respect for his new owners because ...

• he missed Perrault and Francois

• he was too tired and hungry to pull a sled

• they were unintelligent and inexperienced

• they did not like Mercedes because she was spoiled

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.W.8.9A

So many of the dogs died because ...

• there was not enough food

• it was too cold to travel

• frostbite and hypothermia

• they caught a virus

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CCSS.RI.8.1

The sled became 120 pounds heavier during the trip because ...

• they bought canned food instead of bagged food

• they packed extra tents and dishes

• Mercedes jumped on the back

• Mercedes' luggage was too heavy

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CCSS.RI.8.1

Buck didn’t respond to the final blows and continue the journey because ...

• he had a bad feeling about the trip

• he had too many broken bones

• he was unaware that they were leaving because he was in such pain

• there were not enough dogs to pull the sled

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

John Thornton defended himself against Hal’s knife by ...

• pulling out a gun

• hitting Hal’s knuckles with an axe handle

• stepping out of the way

• attacking him from the back

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CCSS.RL.8.3

It is obvious that John Thornton will be a good owner because ...

• he is very strong

• he knows about the dangerous areas of ice

• he cares about animals

• he has plenty of food

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.9A