Call of the Wild Review

These adjectives best describe Buck in the beginning of The Call of the Wild.

• sweet and timid

• rageful and violent

• imperious and arrogant

• lazy and privileged

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Cause: Manuel has many children and a gambling problem.

Effect:

• Manuel runs a black market dog fighting ring

• Manuel steals Buck from Judge Judy

• Manuel sells Buck to Perrault

• Manuel steals Buck from Judge Miller

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

The Man in the Red Sweater can best be described as...

• ruthlessly efficient at dog-breaking.

• a good friend of Perrault.

• someone terrified of dogs.

• more of a cat guy than a dog guy.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Traits that accurately describe Francois. Choose more than one!

• skilled at dog mushing

• a great accent

• not a big fan of Buck

• fair

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Perrault purchases two dogs from the Man in the Red Sweater. Buck and

• Curly

• Spitz

• Dave

• Sol-Leks

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Spitz and Buck's fight to the death was interrupted by

• starving wolves that attacked the camp.

• a severe storm

• an attack by Native peoples

• starving huskies that attacked the camp.

After Buck defeats Spitz in their epic battle

• Buck viciously attacks Dave.

• Buck kills Sol-Leks for daring to take the lead dog position.

• Buck leaves the team.

• Buck refuses to be placed anywhere in the team besides lead dog.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Francois and Perrault get different orders, so Buck and his team...

• get sold to Hal, Charles, and Mercedes.

• get to rest for awhile

• go back to the Man in the red Sweater.

• get transferred to the mail train with the Scotch Half-Breed.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Choose traits that are accurate for Hal, Charles, and Mercedes. More than 1.

• experienced.

• inexperienced.

• selfish.

• cruel.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Hal, Charles, and Mercedes

• lose Buck to John Thornton and then lose their lives.

• find gold and get rich.

• become quite good at dog-mushing.

• are just plain awesome!

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3