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The Call of the Wild Chapters 3&4

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Buck wondered where they went, for they never came back. All of this made Buck feel fearful about the future. He was glad he was not chosen." Why did Buck want to stay with someone who acted violent towards him?

a)

Buck was treated right if he behaved.

b)

Buck feared the unknown too much.

c)

Buck fell in love with his new owner.

d)

Buck fell in love with another dog the owner had and wanted to stay to capture her heart.

e)

Buck actually liked being treated violently [adverb].

2.

How did the author describe the person who took Buck away from the man in the red sweater?

a)

Overweight with shirt stains, wearing a baseball cap.

b)

Eerie looking with dark eyes and a mustache. Spoke with a Spanish accent.

c)

Spoke with a French accent and was hard to undestand.

d)

Scrawny. Spoke with broken English.

e)

Thin, hunched over, and spoke with an English accent. Was hard to understand.

3.

How much did Buck get sold for?

a)

300

b)

500

c)

700

d)

1,000

e)

1,575

4.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Sorry. Excuse me. What was the name of the man who bought Buck?

a)

Fred

b)

Perrault, which is French for Pierre, which can sometimes be referred to as Peter, which can have the literal meaning "rock."

c)

Paul

d)

Abrielle which means "God is my strength"

e)

Ryan Arthur

5.

The price of dogs had been shooting up because of the demand. He knew this was not an unfair sum for so fine an animal. The messages of the Canadian government would not travel slower because of this animal." What does "The messages of the Canadian Government would not travel slower because of this animal" mean?

a)

The Canadian Government would do whatever it took to obtain Buck.

b)

The Canadian Government hesitated to obtain Buck.

c)

The Canadian Government had challenges getting their mail to and from different countries.

d)

Buck would be super efficient at getting to and from places if obtained by the Canadian Government for work.

6.

What was the name of the ship Curly and Buck went on when leaving Seattle?

a)

Gruewal

b)

Seas the Day

c)

Serenity

d)

Second Wind

e)

Narwhal

7.

"Beyond eating and sleeping, he took interest in nothing." Which of the four dogs is the author describing here?

a)

Curly

b)

Buck

c)

Dave

d)

Spitz

8.

What can you infer about the Santa Clara Valley from reading chapter 3?

a)

It was a breeding ground for dogs

b)

It never saw snow

c)

It has a lot of plantations

d)

It was a rural area

9.

What page does chapter 3 end on? Kidding...what does Victimization mean?

a)

To damage the reputation of (someone or something) in the opinion of others.

b)

One who is present but not taking part in a situation or event

c)

The action of singling someone out for cruel or unjust treatment

d)

A​n insinuation or allegation about someone that is likely to insult them or damage their reputation.

10.

What does reveler mean?

a)

A person who is enjoying themselves in a lively and noisy way

b)

A person who has problems hearing others talk

c)

A person who damages someone else's reputation

d)

A person who enjoys themselves making fun of others

11.

Having read chapters 1-4 by now, what is a great inference we can make about Buck's personality.

a)

He is stubborn but warm hearted

b)

He is smart and sly

c)

He is courageous and intimidating

d)

He is loyal and hates change

12.

When Buck sees Curly get her face ripped open from eye to jaw, he can be considered to be an innocent bystander.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Why did Buck hate Spitz in chapter 4?

a)

Because he ate all of his food

b)

Because he laughed when Curly died

c)

Because he had special treatment compared to the other dogs

d)

Because he did not have to pull Francois on his sled

14.

Buck would usually eat a pound and a half of _____ a day, but that still wasn't enough to fill his appetite. Pick the best answer.

a)

Swordfish

b)

Duck

c)

Salmon

d)

Steak

e)

Kibbles and Bits

15.

"His muscles became hard as iron." What type of figurative language is being used. You're welcome.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Personifcation

c)

Idiom

d)

Hyperbole

e)

Simile

16.

Sabotage can be used as a verb or a noun.

a)

true

b)

FALSE

17.

What does Sabotage mean?

a)

to restore friendly relations between

b)

deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage.

c)

a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.​

18.

What does Besmirch mean?

a)

deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage.

b)

an insinuation or allegation about someone that is likely to insult them or damage their reputation.

c)

damage the reputation of (someone or something) in the opinion of others.

d)

a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.