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WorksheetsCall of the Wild
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 3620secs
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the author of "Call of the Wild"?
a)
Jack Harvey
b)
Jack London
c)
Jack Webber
d)
Jack Webb
2.
Who is Judge Miller?
a)
Buck's last owner
b)
Buck's first owner
c)
Buck's second owner
d)
Buck's third owner
3.
Who is the man in the red sweater?
a)
Buck's owner
b)
He taught Manuel how to garden
c)
He taught Buck who was in charge
d)
James
4.
Who are Perrault and Francois?
a)
Buck's original owners
b)
Buck's first dog sled owners
c)
Buck's owners during the whole book
d)
Buck's last owners
5.
Who are Skeet and Nig?
a)
John's other dogs
b)
John's siblings
c)
Buck's children
d)
John's friends
6.
Who made the bet with John in Dawson?
a)
"Blue" Burton
b)
"Black" Burton
c)
Matthewson
d)
Hal
7.
After Spitz's death, how did Buck become the lead dog?
a)
Buck walked over and sat in his spot
b)
Buck refused to go in his spot, and showed his goal to be the leader to Francois
c)
Buck refused to be the leader, and then Francois made him go to be the leader
d)
Buck never became the leader
8.
How did Buck save John Thornton's life?
a)
Buck saved John after John fell out of the boat
b)
Buck saved John before he had fallen off a cliff
c)
Buck saved John right before he was about to get attacked by a bear
d)
Buck saved John from the Indians
9.
What happened to John Thornton? What was Buck's reaction?
a)
John Thornton died and because of shock Buck died
b)
John Thornton died, and Buck killed the people who killed John Thornton
c)
John Thornton died because he was in shock of Buck dying
d)
John Thornton returned Buck to Judge Miller, and Buck lived happily ever after
10.
How did the setting of this book affect Buck's character?
a)
The wilderness causes Buck to adapt and answer the call of the wild
b)
The hot climate caused Buck to ignore the call of the wild
c)
The wilderness caused Buck to never go back home
d)
The setting did not affect Buck's character
11.
At Circle City, who does Buck attack for hitting John Thornton?
a)
"Blue" Burton
b)
"Black" Burton
c)
Matthewson
d)
Manuel
12.
What symbol is used throughout the book that represents the dominant primordial beast that all animals have inside them?
a)
The Call
b)
The Wild
c)
The Fire
d)
The Club
13.
What does Buck learn from the Yeehats?
a)
He is not more powerful than man
b)
He can kill men, whether they have a "club" (weapon) or not
c)
They are too strong for him
d)
He is not more powerful than a spear
14.
What is Buck?
a)
A dog, half St. Bernard and half Scottish Shepherd
b)
A young gold hunter
c)
An Arabian stallion
d)
An Alaskan wolf
15.
Where does Buck live at the beginning of the novel?
a)
Nome, Alaska
b)
Vermont
c)
The Santa Clara Valley, in California
d)
Flagstaff, Arizona
16.
What is the name of Buck's first master?
a)
John Thornton
b)
Judge Miller
c)
Manuel
d)
Mercedes
17.
Who kidnaps Buck from his home?
a)
Hal and Charles
b)
Yeehat Indians
c)
Judge Miller
d)
Manuel, a gardner
18.
Which dog gets killed immediately upon her arrival in the North?
a)
Curley
b)
Spitz
c)
Mercedes
d)
Koona
19.
What is the profession of Francois and Perrault?
a)
Gold hunters
b)
Dog trainers
c)
Mail carriers
d)
Fur traders
20.
Who is Buck's great rival on the team of dogs?
a)
Teeka
b)
Spitz
c)
Koona
d)
Sol-leks
21.
What event intervenes to stop a fight between Buck and Spitz?
a)
An avalanche
b)
An attack by Indians
c)
A flash flood
d)
An attack by wild dogs
22.
What does Buck demand after Spitz's death?
a)
More food
b)
Less work
c)
That he be made the lead dog
d)
That he be allowed to run wild
23.
Who buys Buck and the other dogs when they are sold by the mail company?
a)
John Thornton
b)
Hal and Charles
c)
Judge Miller
d)
Matthewson
24.
What does Mercedes insist on doing that slows the sled down?
a)
Stopping frequently to feed the dogs
b)
Taking shortcuts over patches of dirt
c)
Buying fewer dogs
d)
Riding on the sled herself
25.
What happens to the dogs during Hal and Charles's trip to Dawson?
a)
They begin to die of starvation
b)
They make record time
c)
They break their harnesses and escape into the woods
d)
They begin to attack one another
26.
How does John Thornton save Buck's life?
a)
He shoots Hal and Charles
b)
He pulls him out of the river when the ice breaks
c)
He prevents Hal from beating him to death
d)
He goes t Dawson to get medicine for Buck's illness
27.
What happens to Hal, Charles, and Mercedes after they leave John Thornton's?
a)
They reach Dawson unscathed
b)
Their sled and team breaks through the ice and they drown
c)
They are ambushed by Yeehat Indians
d)
They die of starvation
28.
What bet does Thornton win with Matthewson?
a)
That Buck can outrun a train
b)
That Buck can move a sled loaded with a thousand pounds
c)
That Buck will do anything Thornton orders him to
d)
That Buck can find a buried treasure
29.
What does Buck do when Thornton gets into a bar fight?
a)
He cowers under the bar
b)
He drags Thornton outside by the collar
c)
He leaps at the throat of Thornton's assailant
d)
He runs to find the police
30.
What quest sends Thornton and his friends into the wilderness?
a)
The search for a legendary lost mine
b)
The search for Thornton's missing brother
c)
The search for the Northwest Passage
d)
The search for a lost tribe of Indians
31.
What kind of animal does Buck spend four days hunting?
a)
A mountain lion
b)
A moose
c)
A polar bear
d)
A wolf
32.
What does Buck find when he returns from hunting?
a)
The camp has burned
b)
John Thornton has abandoned him and returned to Dawson
c)
The camp has been attacked by Yeehat Indians
d)
Nothing is amiss
33.
What happens to John Thornton?
a)
He is killed by Indians
b)
He is lost in a blizzard and freezes to death
c)
He dies of hunger
d)
He lives to a ripe old age in Nome
34.
What does Buck learn when he attacks the Yeehat Indians?
a)
That they are too strong for him
b)
That he cannot kill humans
c)
That arrows hurt
d)
That he can kill men, as long as they are not armed
35.
What does Buck do at the end of the novel?
a)
He drowns
b)
He goes mad and is killed by John Thornton
c)
He is killed by wolves
d)
He joins a wolf pack and becomes a legendary figure in the wild
36.
Who is Buck?
a)
a wild wolf who was tamed
b)
the protagonist
c)
the antagonist
d)
a man seeking gold
37.
Where do Dave and Sol-leks stand in Buck's sled team?
a)
Both in front of Buck
b)
Sol-leks in front and Dave behind
c)
Sol-leks behind and Dave in front of Buck
d)
Both behind Buck
38.
How are Hal, Mercedes, and Charles related?
a)
They are all siblings
b)
They are all related somehow
c)
Charles and Mercedes are siblings and Hal and Mercedes are married
d)
Charles and Mercedes are married and Hal and Mercedes are siblings
39.
Did Hal, Mercedes, and Charles know what they are doing?
a)
NO
b)
YES
40.
Who are Skeet and Nig?
a)
John's other dogs
b)
John's siblings
c)
Buck's children
d)
John's friends
41.
What kind of breed is Buck?
a)
Wolf
b)
Scotch Shepherd
c)
A mix of St. Bernard and Scotch shepherd.
d)
None of the above
42.
What kind of life did Buck lead at Judge Miler's?
a)
He was treated like all the dogs.
b)
Very poor
c)
Ok
d)
A "stated aristocrat"/"like a king"
43.
What is the climax (the turning point) of The Call of the Wild?
a)
John Thornton dies.
b)
Buck meets John Thornton.
c)
Buck leaves Perrault and Francois.
d)
Buck gets kidnapped.
44.
Describe the relationship between Buck and John Thornton.
a)
tumultuous
b)
horrible
c)
playful
d)
complementary/loving
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