WorksheetsCall of the Wild Chapter VI
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Based on the title of this chapter, you can predict that
Buck will learn to love John Thornton.
John Thornton is really Judge Miller.
Buck will find his true love in the forest.
How did Buck save Thornton from the river?
Swimming out to him with a rope
Dragging him out by his shirt collar
Ordering the other dogs to work as a team and help
Blocking the flow with his body
"... at each jerk back and forth it seemed that his heart would shaken out of his body so great was its ecstasy" (London 75).
What action is Buck experiencing here?
Getting beaten with a club
Laying by Thornton's fire
Petting
Laying in the deep snow
What primitive law was challenged on the bottom of page 76?
The Law of the land
The Law of the primitive nature
The Law of the club and fang
The Law of primordial life
What's the symbolic meaning to John Thornton's fire?
Warmth
Destruction
Ownership
Love
What happened to "Black" Burton?
John beat him up
Buck nearly tore apart his throat
He fell through the ice
He helped assist John from drowning
What was the form of currency used by prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush?
Paper money
Gold coins
Gold nuggets
Gold dust
I.O.U's
What was John's bluff he told to Matthewson?
Buck could move a 2,000lb sled by himself
Buck could lead any team to gold
Buck was the biggest sled dog in Alaska
Buck could move a half ton sled one hundred yards
Buck was the fastest dog on the trail
What did Buck do that caused the crowd to cheer at the end of the chapter?
Jump at "Black" Burton
Howl super loud
Jump the farthest
Move the sled one hundred yards
Not move the sled one inch
Thornton was limping slightly when he rescued Buck because
he had frostbite
Buck bit him on the foot.
Hal pushed a pole into his toe.
Why did Buck follow John Thornton everywhere?
Buck wanted to steal food from him
Buck wanted to become John's master
Buck was afraid of losing him
Buck was waiting for John to sell him
