The Call of the Wild - Ch. 6 & 7

Chapter 6: Based on the title of this chapter "For the Love of a Man," you can predict that

• Buck will learn to love John Thornton.

• John Thornton is really Judge Miller.

• Buck will find his true love in the forest.

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Ch. 6: "... at each jerk back and forth it seemed that his heart would shaken out of his body so great was its ecstasy" (London).

What action is Buck experiencing here?

• Getting beaten with a club.

• Laying by Thornton's fire.

• Being petted by John Thornton.

• Laying in the deep snow.

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Ch. 6: What's the symbolic meaning to John Thornton's fire?

• Warmth

• Destruction

• Ownership

• Love

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Ch. 6: How did Thornton win a sixteen-hundred-dollar wager?

• Buck moved a 2,000lb sled by himself.

• Buck could lead any team to gold.

• Buck was the biggest sled dog in Alaska.

• Buck broke out and moved a half-ton (1,000 lbs) sled 100 yards.

• Buck was the fastest dog on the trail.

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Ch. 6: What happened to "Black" Burton, the man in the bar?

• John beat him up.

• Buck tore open his throat.

• He fell through the ice.

• He helped assist John from drowning.

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Ch. 6: Why did Buck follow John Thornton everywhere?

• Buck wanted to steal food from him

• Buck wanted to become John's master

• Buck was afraid of losing him

• Buck was waiting for John to sell him

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How does Buck show his devotion to John Thornton?

• Buck brings John back food that he has caught and killed.

• Buck licks John's face and steals his food.

• Buck swims in the river with John.

• Buck does everything that John Thornton tells him, including jumping off cliffs.

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How does Buck's relationship with John Thornton differ from his relationship with Judge Miller?

• Buck disliked Judge Miller but loved John Thornton.

• Buck was afraid of John Thornton but loved Judge Miller.

• Buck was a friend and companion to Judge Miller but Buck loved and adored John Thornton.

• Buck was the master of Judge Miller's property and was responsible for carrying John Thornton.

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How did Buck save Thornton from the river?

• Swimming out to him with a rope

• Dragging him out by his shirt collar

• Ordering the other dogs to work as a team and help

• Blocking the flow with his body

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Ch. 7: Why do John Thornton and his dogs leave Dawson?

• They have enough money to pay their debts.

• They need to continue their journey.

• It is uncomfortable there because people fear Buck.

• Hans and Pete want to hurry before winter sets in.

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