The Call of the Wild--Quiz Review

What is a "motif"?

• It's a type of character

• A distinctive repeating idea or feature in a story

• A platform for starting something new

• A fancy decoration carved into plaster

Which of the following is a motif in The Call of the Wild?

• Dogs

• The different kinds of rules in the world

• Snow

• Violent Struggle

Answer explanation

Buck, stolen from his life at the Judge's farm, must now survive day-to-day violent struggles. Some he witnesses, and others he must face himself. These violent struggles help develop the theme of the savagery of survival of the fittest.

What is the theme of a story?

• It is the human connection or underlying message.

• It is what happens in the story.

• It's how the characters make decisions.

• It's where the story takes place.

How do authors develop the theme of a story?

• Through the plot.

• Through the characters.

• Through the imagery.

• They tell you what the theme is.

What does "omniscient" mean?

• Not knowing

• All powerful

• All-knowing

• Powerless

What is the difference between third-person omniscient and third-person limited narration?

• Third-person limited knows the thoughts of all characters.

• Third-person omniscient knows the thoughts of all characters.

• Third-person limited shows the thoughts of one particular character.

• Third-person omniscient shows the thoughts of one particular character.

In the Yukon Gold Rush, making it from one day to the next alive was not a sure thing. Which theme in The Call of the Wild reflects the culture of the Yukon Gold Rush?

• The wildness in all of us

• Survival of the fittest

• Hunger makes people crazy

• Don't become a prospector

What is an "inference"?

• The opposite of an "outference".

• When a quarterback throws a pass and someone prevents him from throwing it.

• Something not stated explicitly in a text that you have to figure out for yourself.

• Something stated in a text that you can point to.

What is the connotation of a word?

• The emotional baggage, feelings, or ideas associated with a word

• The dictionary definition of a word

• How a word is spelled

• When a word has more than one definition with the same spelling

What is the form of a piece of writing?

• The hidden message in a piece of writing.

• The style of the writing and the author's voice

• Something you fill out with information

• The way the author constructs sentences and paragraphs and chooses words.