Call of the Wild Chapter Three

At the beginning of Chapter 3, we find that Buck

• hates Spitz

• keeps his growing primordial beast a secret

• fights to become the leader of the pac

• awaits any opportunity to run off and head back home

Buck finally snaps when

• Spitz steals Buck's bed

• Spitz steals Buck's food

• no one will pet him

• the men forget to feed him

Spitz finally takes his chance to get rid of Buck

• when the wild dogs attack

• by approaching Buck from the side

• by taking advantage of the chaos

• all of these

Francois' view of Buck:

• Buck is a devil, a bad guy, the one to watch

• Buck is two devils, strong and capable, the one to watch

• Buck is not match for Spitz and should be taken out

• Buck is too soft to be a sled dog and will never make it

Perrault's view of Buck:

• Buck is a devil, a bad guy, the one to watch

• Buck is two devils, strong and capable, the one to watch

• Buck is no match for Spitz and Spitz will most likely take him out

• Buck is too soft to be a sled dog and will never make it

Which statement could NOT be said about Spitz' sneak attack?

• it advances the suspense in the plot

• it helps to establish that rivalry is alive and well between them

• there will be no peace until there is resolution

• the other dogs will need to break up the conflict to survive

In what ways did Buck undermine Spitz? Choose all that apply.

• Buck obeys when Spitz nips at him

• Buck allows Spitz to steal his bed

• Buck encourages the other dogs to stand up to Spitz

• Buck attacks Spitz when he tries to punish Pike

The conflict of Spitz and Buck causes disharmony among the dogs by producing (choice all the apply)

• whining

• food stealing

• challenges of Spitz authority

• attacking the owners

The text states the "Buck had destroyed the solidarity of the team" by leading the dogs to rebel against Spitz. Why would he want the unity of the group disrupted?

• to keep Spitz from being an effective leader

• to cause the men confusion and possibly letting them go

• because Buck was a bad dog who wanted to destroy the team

• because Buck didn't know the consequences of his actions

What is foreshadowing?

• be a warning or indication of a future event

• looking into the past

• actions that were not taken

• the shadow that is right in front of you