The Call of the Wild – Chapter 4 Quiz

Why do you suppose this chapter is called, “Who Has Won to Mastership”?

• because the team has a new owner
• because Buck beat Spitz and now should be leader
• because the team beat the dog sled record
• because the Scotch Half-Breed won the dogs in a bet

Why did Francois try to put Sol-leks as the leader instead of Buck?

• because he didn’t realize Buck beat Spitz
• because Sol-lecks is much stronger than Buck
• because Sol-lecks is more experienced than Buck
• because he couldn’t find Buck

Who got his way with Francois and Perrault?

• Buck
• the Scottish Half Breed
• Sol-lecks
• the men at the tavern

What is wrong with Dave?

• He is starving to death.
• He has rabies.
• He is getting too old.
• He is very ill.

What describes Dave's work ethic?

• Lazy

• Unruly

• Hard working

• Stubborn

What is the “call of the wild”?

• Dogs howling at the moon
• Dogs fighting with each other.
• Judge Miller’s call for Buck to come home.
• Nature calling to Buck to follow his instincts.

Why did the tavern men want to buy drinks for Perrault and Francois?

• They looked thirsty.
• They won a bet.
• They broke a dog sled record.
• They wanted to buy their sled team.

Read this sentence: “The rest of the team, however, had grown unruly during the last days of Spitz, and their surprise was great now that Buck proceeded to lick them into shape.” What does this sentence mean?

• The team didn’t cooperate under Spitz, but now they are working as a team again with Buck.

• Spitz was a rough leader, but Buck gently got them under control.

What was the team’s job with the Scotch Half-Breed?

• delivering mail
• delivering supplies
• searching for gold
• hunting in the Yukon

What was the gunshot at the end of this chapter a symbol of?

• anger
• death
• hunting
• noise