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WorksheetsCall of the Wild
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Buck is a...
a)
dog
b)
crocodile
c)
plant
d)
narwhal
2.
What big event is happening during the setting of this book?
a)
The Great Depression
b)
The Klondike Gold Rush
c)
The Industrial Revolution
d)
The Iditarod Sled Dog Race
3.
Which of the following describes Billee?
a)
Happy & good-natured dog; brother to Joe
b)
Grumpy dog; brother to Buck
c)
Friendly dog; gets rabies and is killed with an axe
d)
Sly thief
4.
Which of the following describes Buck?
a)
City girl; wife to Charles and sister to Hal
b)
Main character; strong and hard-working
c)
Girl dog that is torn apart by other dogs
d)
Original leader of the sled dogs; bully
5.
Which of the following describes Curly?
a)
Girl dog that is torn apart by other dogs
b)
Original leader of the sled dogs; bully
c)
Loner; works himself to death
d)
“Angry One”; veteran missing an eye
6.
Which of the following describes Dave?
a)
Original leader of the sled dogs; bully
b)
Loner; works himself to death
c)
“Angry One”; veteran missing an eye
d)
Happy & good natured dog; brother to Joe
7.
Which of the following describes Dolly?
a)
Grumpy dog; sister to Billee
b)
Gets rabies and axed
c)
Sly thief
d)
Clumsy dog that gets blamed for everything
8.
Which of the following describes Francois and Perrault?
a)
Trains Buck by beating him with a club
b)
French Canadian couriers that teach Buck how to be a sled dog
c)
Second owner of the sled dogs, ran them many miles
d)
Brother to Mercedes, beats the dogs
9.
Which of the following describes Judge Miller?
a)
Buck’s original owner
b)
Gardner that kidnaps Buck
c)
Trains Buck by beating him with a club
d)
French Canadian couriers that teach Buck how to be a sled dog
10.
Which of the following describes Manuel?
a)
Buck’s original owner
b)
Gardner that kidnaps Buck
c)
Trains Buck by beating him with a club
d)
Second owner of the dogs
11.
Which of the following describes Mercedes?
a)
Sister to Judge Miller, beats the dogs
b)
Only female dog in the pack
c)
City girl; wife to Charles and sister to Hal
d)
Main character
12.
Which of the following describes Joe?
a)
Grumpy dog; brother to Billee
b)
Gets rabies and axed
c)
Sly thief
d)
Clumsy dog that gets blamed for everything
13.
Which of the following describes Spitz?
a)
Main character
b)
Girl dog that is torn apart by other dogs
c)
Original leader of the sled dogs; bully
d)
Loner; works himself to death
14.
What breed of dog is Buck?
a)
German Sheppard
b)
Scottish Coon hound
c)
St. Bernard/Sheppard Mix
d)
Chihuahua
15.
What state does Buck live in at the beginning of the book?
a)
California
b)
Oregon
c)
Nevada
d)
Pennsylvania
16.
Who is Buck's greatest rival on the sled team?
a)
Dave
b)
Sol-leks
c)
Spitz
d)
Skeet
17.
Which of the following dogs was most similar to Dave?
a)
Sol-leks
b)
Buck
c)
Curly
d)
Spitz
18.
What is the law called that Buck learns?
a)
The Law of Tooth and Nail
b)
The Law of Paw and Hoof
c)
The Law of the Club
d)
The Law of Club and Fang
19.
Who wins the final fight between Buck and Spitz?
a)
Buck
b)
Spitz
c)
Dave
d)
Curly
20.
After killing Spitz, what did Buck want?
a)
To have some time to rest
b)
to go back to Judge Miller's Place
c)
To become part of the wolf pack
d)
To be the lead sled dog
21.
What happened to Dave?
a)
He grew old and weak; so he was shot
b)
He took Spitz's place on the team
c)
He was killed by Spitz
d)
Buck killed Dave
22.
How did Hal, Charles, and Mercedes work as a team?
a)
Well-prepared and hard-working
b)
Argumentative and confrontational
c)
Happily and joyfully
d)
Quickly and on-schedule
23.
What does Mercedes care about more than the dog's lives?
a)
Her material possessions
b)
Her husband
c)
Her hair
d)
Nothing, she loves the dogs
24.
How does John Thornton save Buck's life?
a)
He drags him out of the ice
b)
He stands up to Hal for him
c)
He saves him from jumping over a cliff
d)
He wraps him up in a blanket
25.
What happened to Charles, Hal, and Mercedes?
a)
They were shot by Thornton
b)
They gave up and went home
c)
They found a gold mine and became rich
d)
They fell off a cliff into an ice-pond and drowned
26.
How does Buck feel about John Thornton?
a)
He hates him
b)
He loves him
c)
He is uncertain about him
d)
He feels they are bad for each other
27.
Who did Buck meet in the woods that he became friends with?
a)
A wild wolf
b)
A moose
c)
A bear
d)
A hairy man
28.
Who are John Thornton's partners?
a)
Mercedes and Hans
b)
Hans and Elsa
c)
Pete and Hans
d)
Pete and Hal
29.
What bet does Thornton make against Matthewson?
a)
That Buck can run faster than his fastest dog
b)
That Buck will jump off a cliff for him
c)
That Buck can save him from drowning
d)
That Buck can pull a thousand pound sled
30.
What is John Thornton's party looking for in the East?
a)
A lost gold-mine and cabin
b)
A place to rest
c)
A moose to kill
d)
The indians
31.
What type of man does Buck see in his dreams?
a)
An indian
b)
A hairy, savage man
c)
John Thornton
d)
His dead ancestor's ghosts
32.
Who are the two dogs that John Thornton has?
a)
Curly and Dave
b)
Nig and Skeet
c)
John and Hal
d)
None
33.
What does the "call of the wild" represent to Buck?
a)
Going back to the way of living that his ancestors had
b)
Eating as many wild animals as possible
c)
Howling at the moon
d)
Getting away from human beings
34.
Besides the moose, what is the other large animal that Buck kills?
a)
A giraffe
b)
A bear
c)
A dragon
d)
A squirrel
35.
What trait allows Buck to kill the moose?
a)
Patience
b)
Agression
c)
Love
d)
Strength
36.
What is the name of the tribe that slaughters John Thornton's camp?
a)
The Yeehats
b)
The Sioux
c)
The Pawnee
d)
The Navajo
37.
What happens to John Thornton from the Indian attack?
a)
He is killed in his sleep
b)
He is injured but escapes
c)
He is beheaded
d)
He is killed and dragged into a stream
38.
What did the Yeehats call Buck after he killed many of their men?
a)
A bad dog
b)
An evil spirit
c)
A scary beast
d)
A wild animal
39.
What happens to Buck at the end of the book?
a)
He kills himself
b)
He becomes a wild animal and the leader of the wolves
c)
He lays down next to Thornton's body and stays there until he dies
d)
He goes back to Judge Miller's house
40.
Who is this quote about and what is the context?:
“He was beaten (he knew that); but he was not broken. He saw, once for all, that he stood no chance against a man with a club. He had learned the lesson, and in all his after life he never forgot it.”
“He was beaten (he knew that); but he was not broken. He saw, once for all, that he stood no chance against a man with a club. He had learned the lesson, and in all his after life he never forgot it.”
a)
Buck and Spitz; when Spitz fought him
b)
Buck and the man with the red sweater; when he was first taught the law
c)
Dave and Francios; when Dave was injured
d)
Spitz and Perrault; when Spitz tried to hurt Buck and he was clubbed
41.
Who is this quote about and what is the context?:
"For the pride of trace and trail was his, and sick unto death, he could not bear that another dog should do his work."
"For the pride of trace and trail was his, and sick unto death, he could not bear that another dog should do his work."
a)
Dave; when he became sick
b)
Curly; before she was killed
c)
Spitz; right before his big fight with Buck
d)
Buck; right before his big fight with Spitz
42.
Who is this quote about and what is the context?:
“From then on, night and day, he never left his prey, never gave it a moment's rest, never permitted it to browse the leaves of trees or the shoots of young birch and willow.”
“From then on, night and day, he never left his prey, never gave it a moment's rest, never permitted it to browse the leaves of trees or the shoots of young birch and willow.”
a)
Spitz; when he fought Buck
b)
Buck; when he was hunting the moose
c)
Buck; when he was hunting the bear
d)
Thornton; when he was searching for gold
43.
True or False: Buck created a new breed of wolf at the end of the book
a)
True
b)
False
44.
Who was the author of the book?
a)
Jack London
b)
Jill London
c)
Jack Wolf
d)
Jack Paris
45.
True or false? The book's second half takes place in the Yukon Valley.
a)
False
b)
True
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