Call of the Wild Chapter 1-3 Quiz

At the start of the novel, Buck is quite imperious, and he has grown this way because of his insular situation. Which statement best describes Buck's situation? (Think back to the example I shared in class about someone beginning at a new school.)

• Buck is imperious because he has traveled to the Southland and back, and everywhere he went he was successful.
• Buck is imperious because he's only lived at Judge Miller's and hasn't had to experience life anywhere else.
• Buck was imperious because of his insular situation because he had a lot of fur to keep him warm.

The novel opens(starts) in the ________________ where Buck resides with Judge Miller.

• Yukon
• Northland
• Canada
• Southland

Spitz is best described as

• outwardly friendly but slyly treacherous; sneaky
• open minded; interested in the ideas of others
• overly friendly in a good ole buddy manner

Which type of figurative language is used in the below quote? "He sniffed it curiously, then licked some up on his tongue. It bit like fire, and the next instant it was gone."

• simile
• metaphor
• alliteration

The man in the red sweater

• is the best owner Buck has experienced since being stolen by Manuel.
• is the first person Buck encountered upon being stolen from Judge Miller.
• is the person responsible for teaching Buck the law of club and fang and that force must be respected.

"The domesticated generations fell from Buck." What is meant by this quote?

• Buck is only pup from his litter, and the others remained back in California.
• Buck's responses to situations when he was a pet have changed, and his instincts are coming to the surface.
• Buck's ancestors are now dead, so Buck is in no way like a wolf.

When the dogs kill Curly, Buck concludes

• humans can't be trusted.
• that he hates Sol-leks.
• that once down, that's the end of you. No fair play.

"At the end of this day they made a bleak, miserable camp on the shore of Lake Le Barge. Driving snow, a wind that cut like a white-hot knife, and darkness forced them to grope for a camping place." Tell the type of conflict indicated in the above passage.

• man vs man
• man vs nature
• man vs society

From what point of view did Jack London write The Call of the Wild?

• first person point of view
• third person omniscient point of view
• third person limited point of view

The man in the red sweater said to Buck, "Well, Buck, my boy. We've had our little ruction, and the best thing to do is leave it at that. You've learned your place, and I know mine. Be a good dog and all 'll go well and the goose hang high. Be a bad dog, and I'll whale the stuffin' outta you." What type of conflict does this quote most closely represent?

• man vs man
• man vs self
• man vs society