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WorksheetsCOW Ch. 7 & "Travels with Charley"
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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1.
What is an objective summary of Chapter 7?
a)
Buck traveled with his master, John Thornton, in a successful search for gold in a place that man had never returned. He loved John Thornton, but was constantly being summoned by the call from the wild. Buck went off for days at a time in pursuit of this call, but always returned to Thornton. His last return led him to the discovery that Thornton was killed by Indians. This gave Buck the freedom to answer the call.
b)
Buck was traveling with Thornton on a trip that he loved. He loved being in the forests in the North. He loved the call of the wild more than he loved Thornton because that is where he ended up going.
c)
Buck was traveling a hard trip with Thornton. Buck loved Thornton, rightly so, and stayed with him out of his love for him. Buck responded to the call of the wild by going back to the camp repeatedly for John Thornton’s approval. Once Thornton died, Buck loved the idea that he could be free in the wild.
2.
What is the meaning of the word carnivorous as used in the following sentence?
“A carnivorous animal, living on a straight meat diet, he was in full flower, at the high tide of his life, overspilling with vigor and virility.”
“A carnivorous animal, living on a straight meat diet, he was in full flower, at the high tide of his life, overspilling with vigor and virility.”
a)
An animal that wonders around and uses instinct to live
b)
An animal that only eats meat
c)
An animal that only eats flowers
d)
An animal that eats meat and flowers
3.
Which words in the passage help clarify the meaning of carnivorous?
a)
“living on a straight meat diet…”
b)
“he was in full flower”
c)
overspilling with vigor and virility.”
4.
What is ironic about the first paragraph?
a)
Buck had earned Thornton a lot of money from the bet in Chapter 6, yet they were still going to the unknown to find gold.
b)
Many had sought gold, but few had found it.
c)
Trying to decide to answer the call
5.
How long did Buck and Thornton spend looking for gold on this last trip?
a)
Several months
b)
2 -3 weeks
c)
2-3 years
6.
Who might the “Ghost Dog” be?
a)
Spitz
b)
Curly
c)
Buck
7.
In chapter 7, what causes conflict for Buck?
a)
Trying to find out how to live in the wild
b)
Trying to find gold
c)
Trying to decide to answer the call
8.
What attitude does Buck have in chapter 7 relating to Buck’s relationship with John Thornton?
a)
Buck is thankful to Thornton for loving him and bringing him on this journey.
b)
Buck is bitter at Thornton for bringing him on this journey into nowhere.
c)
Buck loves John Thornton but is feeling a call into the wild that he is having a hard time ignoring.
9.
What quotation from the novel best shows additional evidence for the attitude that Buck has for Thornton?
a)
“Buck followed him about at his work, watched him while he ate, saw him into his blankets at night. But after two days the call in the forest began to sound more imperiously than ever.”
b)
“They stopped by a running stream to drink, and, stopping, Buck remembered John Thornton.”
c)
“….Buck dashed into camp and sprang upon him in a frenzy of affection, overturning him, scrambling upon him, licking his face, biting his hand”
10.
Read the following sentence to determine the meaning of the word laxness?
"I must confess to a laxness in the matter of National Parks."
"I must confess to a laxness in the matter of National Parks."
a)
waxy
b)
neglect
c)
stubborn
11.
Read the following sentence to determine the meaning of the word ambled?
"Less than a mile from the entrance I saw a bear beside the road, and it ambled out as though to flag me down."
"Less than a mile from the entrance I saw a bear beside the road, and it ambled out as though to flag me down."
a)
ran quickly; sprinted
b)
jumped high; leapt
c)
walked slowly; strolled
12.
Read the following sentence to determine the meaning of the word pique?
" I suggest the greatest danger to your bears will be pique at being ignored by Charley."
" I suggest the greatest danger to your bears will be pique at being ignored by Charley."
a)
a pretty picture
b)
the highest point
c)
irritation; annoyance
13.
What is the allusion in the following sentence from Travels with Charley?
"And I would rather see a good Brady photograph than Mount Rushmore."
"And I would rather see a good Brady photograph than Mount Rushmore."
a)
Brady
b)
Mount Rushmore
c)
photograph
14.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the following sentence from the short story Travels with Charley in reference to?
"He screeched insults at the bear, which hearing, the bear reared up and seemed to me to overtop Rocinante.
"He screeched insults at the bear, which hearing, the bear reared up and seemed to me to overtop Rocinante.
a)
Don Quixote's horse
b)
A famous bear
c)
A national football player
15.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the following sentence from the short story Travels with Charley? "Bears simply brought out the Hyde in my Jekyll-headed dog."
a)
Charley was normally a crazy, maniac of a dog, but now the bears have made him calm and tranquil.
b)
Charley was typically a normal dog, but the sight of the bears turned him into a frightened coward.
c)
Bears made Charley a maniac, but normally he was very peaceful and not easily bothered.
16.
Pertinacity
a)
Dark, gloomy
b)
Too small to be measured
c)
Persistence
17.
Somber
a)
Dark, gloomy
b)
To spread by contact
c)
Persistence
18.
Contagion
a)
To spread by contact
b)
Dark, gloomy
c)
Persistence
19.
Infinitesimal
a)
Dark, gloomy
b)
Too small to be measured
c)
To spread by contact
20.
Carnivorous
a)
Flesh-meat eating
b)
Dark, gloomy
c)
To spread disease by contact
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