Worksheets"The Call of the Wild" by Jack London
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 43mins
When was Jack London born?
1876
1976
1856
2016
When did Jack London die?
1915
1916
1917
2016
How did Jack London die?
bear mauling
uremic poisoning
blood poisoning
food poisoning
When was “The Call of the Wild” published?
1901
1902
1903
1904
What genre is “The Call of the Wild” classified as?
classic movie
autobiography
underwater fish fable
adventure beast fable
Who are the antagonists of the story?
Spitz
Nature
selfishness
irresponsible owners
all these answers are correct
What do Hal, Charles, and Mercedes symbolize in the novel?
the weakness of the wilderness
the weakness of civilized people
goons trying to drop in
bad campers
When did Jack London drop out of school?
5th grade
6th grade
7th grade
8th grade
What college did Jack London briefly attend?
Stanford
Full Sail
Cal Berkley
Princeton
What is an allegory?
a story within a story; one set in reality and one symbolic
an alligator wallet
a gory story
a tall tale about fishing
What is Buck?
A young gold hunter
A dog, half St. Bernard and half Scottish shepherd
An Alaskan wolf
An Arabian stallion
Where does Buck live at the beginning of the novel?
Nome, Alaska
The Santa Clara Valley, in California
Vermont
Flagstaff, Arizona
What is the name of Buck's first master?
John Thornton
Judge Miller
Manuel
Mercedes
Who is Buck’s final master?
John Thornton
Judge Miller
Manuel
Mercedes
When Jack London went north into the Klondike seeking gold, what did he come back with instead of gold?
silver
coal
oil
scurvy
Who kidnaps Buck from his home?
Hal and Charles
Yeehat Indians
Judge Miller
Manuel, a gardener's helper
Which dog gets killed immediately upon her arrival in the North?
Curly
Spitz
Mercedes
Koona
What is the “law of club and fang”?
a dog doesn’t stand a chance against a man with a club
respect is given to the lead dog
in a survival situation, the laws of man don’t mean anything
all of these answers are correct
Which philosopher originally coined the phrase “survival of the fittest”?
Herbert Spencer
Abraham Maslow
Charles Darwin
Friedrich Nietzsche
What is the profession of Francois and Perrault?
gold hunters
dog trainers
mail carriers
fur traders
Who is Buck's great rival on the team of dogs?
Teeka
Spitz
Koona
Sol-leks
Why does Spitz choose to sleep where Buck eats?
to upset Buck
to show his dominance
to challenge Buck
all of these answers are correct
What valuable lesson does Buck learn immediately in the story?
in a survival situation, a dog needs to learn to steal food
snow is too cold
not to bark
rabbits taste good
What event intervenes to stop a fight between Buck and Spitz?
An attack by Indians
An avalanche
A flash flood
An attack by wild dogs
What kind of clothing article is created for Buck to wear?
a one-piece jump suit once worn by Macklemore
a bling-bling gold necklace
a new dog tag
snow booties for his cracked and frozen feet
Where was Jack London born?
San Francisco
Oakland
San Branjango
Santa Clara
What event brings about the final confrontation between Buck and Spitz?
A wild chase after a rabbit
A dispute over some food
A fire in the camp
The death of Billee
What does Buck demand after Spitz's death?
More food
Less work
That he be made the lead dog
That he be allowed to run wild
Which philosopher is credited with the theory of evolution and the “struggle for existence”?
Friedrich Nietzsche
Herbert Spencer
Charles Darwin
Abraham Maslow
Who buys Buck and the other dogs when they are sold by the mail company?
John Thornton
Hal and Charles
Judge Miller
Francois and Perrault
What does Mercedes insist on doing that slows the sled down?
Stopping frequently to feed the dogs
Taking shortcuts over patches of dirt
Buying fewer dogs
Riding on the sled herself
According to the sexist author, Jack London, what does the character of Mercedes symbolize in “The Call of the Wild”?
How women are good at everything
How women role models are underrepresented in literature
How civilized women are babied and are unsuited for life in the wild
How civilized women are capable of camping in the wilderness
What happens to the dogs during Hal and Charles's trip to Dawson?
They begin to die of starvation
They make record time
They break their harnesses and escape into the woods
They begin to attack one another
How does John Thornton save Buck's life?
He shoots Hal and Charles
He pulls him out of the river when the ice breaks
He prevents Hal from beating him to death
He goes to Dawson to get medicine for Buck's illness
What happens to Hal, Charles, & Mercedes after they leave John Thornton's?
They reach Dawson unscathed
Their sled and team breaks through the ice and they drown
They are ambushed by Yeehat Indians
They die of starvation
What psychologist developed a “Hierarchy of Needs” that helps define why people do the things that they do?
Herbert Spencer
Charles Darwin
Friedrich Nietzsche
Abraham Maslow
How does Buck save John Thornton's life?
Buck kills a man who is about to shoot Thornton
Buck fends off attacking Yeehat Indians
Buck pulls his master back when Thornton is about to fall off a cliff
Buck saves him from drowning in the rapids
What bet does Thornton win with Matthewson?
That Buck can outrun a train
That Buck can move a sled loaded with a thousand pounds
That Buck will do anything Thornton orders him to do
That Buck can find a buried treasure
What does Buck do when Thornton gets into a bar fight?
He cowers under the bar
He drags Thornton outside by the collar
He leaps at the throat of Thornton's assailant
He runs to find the police
What quest sends Thornton and his friends into the wilderness?
The search for a legendary lost mine
The search for Thornton's missing brother
The search for the Northwest Passage
The search for a lost tribe of Indians
While the men camp and look for gold, what does Buck do?
He scouts for hostile Indians
He sleeps all day
He returns to Dawson carrying messages
He spends long periods of time in the deep forest, making contact with wolves
What kind of animal does Buck spend four days hunting?
A mountain lion
A moose
A polar bear
A wolf
What does Buck find when he returns from hunting?
John Thornton has abandoned him and returned to Dawson
The camp has burned
The camp has been attacked by Yeehat Indians
Nothing is amiss
What happens to John Thornton?
The Yeehats kill him
He is lost in a blizzard and freezes to death
He dies of hunger
He lives to a ripe old age in Nome
What does Buck learn when he attacks the Yeehat Indians?
That they are too strong for him
That arrows hurt
That he cannot kill humans
That he can kill men, as long as they are not armed
How old was Buck when he was stolen from Judge Miller's Place?
3
4
5
2
What was the name of Buck's father?
Elmo
Shep
Arlo
Rutger
What was the name of Buck's mother?
Elmo
Shep
Curly
Lucky
What does Buck do at the end of the novel?
He drowns
He is killed by wolves
He goes mad and is killed by John Thornton
He joins a wolf pack and becomes a legendary figure in the wild
What was the name of Jack London’s castle-like home that burnt down that he spent a fortune building?
Wolf World
Wolf Pad
Wolf House
Wolf Castle
Which philosopher believed there are two types of human beings: Masters who will themselves to be powerful and Slaves who lack the same desire?
Friedrich Nietzsche
Herbert Spencer
Charles Darwin
Abraham Maslow
What does the phrase “call of the wild” mean?
The urge to return to primitive, animal instincts
The urge to run free and to join the song of the pack
The urge to return to a simpler life in the wild
All these answers are correct
Where did Jack London live?
Sonoma, California
Pomona, California
Ramona, California
Point Loma, California
Where is the Jack London State Historic park located?
Sonoma, California
Pomona, California
Ramona, California
Point Loma, California
Of all the dogs on the sled team, which ones have the "will to masterhood"?
Buck and Spitz
Teek, Koona, and Dolly
Curly and Dave
Sol-leks and Toots
Billie and Joe
Which dog "took interest in nothing" and could be defined by Friedrich Nietzsche as a "slave"?
Dave
Joe
Toots
Sol-leks
How did the dogs sleep to keep themselves warm?
They dug holes in the snow
They slept in trees
The slept in tents
The slept in the house
