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Call of the Wild Chapter VI

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
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1.

Based on the title of this chapter, you can predict that

a)

Buck will learn to love John Thornton.

b)

John Thornton is really Judge Miller.

c)

Buck will find his true love in the forest.

2.

How did Buck save Thornton from the river?

a)

Swimming out to him with a rope

b)

Dragging him out by his shirt collar

c)

Ordering the other dogs to work as a team and help

d)

Blocking the flow with his body

3.

"... 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?

a)

Getting beaten with a club

b)

Laying by Thornton's fire

c)

Petting

d)

Laying in the deep snow

4.

What primitive law was challenged on the bottom of page 76?

a)

The Law of the land

b)

The Law of the primitive nature

c)

The Law of the club and fang

d)

The Law of primordial life

5.

What's the symbolic meaning to John Thornton's fire?

a)

Warmth

b)

Destruction

c)

Ownership

d)

Love

6.

What happened to "Black" Burton?

a)

John beat him up

b)

Buck nearly tore apart his throat

c)

He fell through the ice

d)

He helped assist John from drowning

7.

What was the form of currency used by prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush?

a)

Paper money

b)

Gold coins

c)

Gold nuggets

d)

Gold dust

e)

I.O.U's

8.

What was John's bluff he told to Matthewson?

a)

Buck could move a 2,000lb sled by himself

b)

Buck could lead any team to gold

c)

Buck was the biggest sled dog in Alaska

d)

Buck could move a half ton sled one hundred yards

e)

Buck was the fastest dog on the trail

9.

What did Buck do that caused the crowd to cheer at the end of the chapter?

a)

Jump at "Black" Burton

b)

Howl super loud

c)

Jump the farthest

d)

Move the sled one hundred yards

e)

Not move the sled one inch

10.

Thornton was limping slightly when he rescued Buck because

a)

he had frostbite

b)

Buck bit him on the foot.

c)

Hal pushed a pole into his toe.

11.

Why did Buck follow John Thornton everywhere?

a)

Buck wanted to steal food from him

b)

Buck wanted to become John's master

c)

Buck was afraid of losing him

d)

Buck was waiting for John to sell him