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The Call of the wild

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Buck?

a)

An Alaskan wolf

b)

A dog

c)

A young gold hunter

d)

An Arabian stallion

2.

Where does Buck live at the beginning of the novel?

a)

Nome, Alaska

b)

Vermont, The Santa

c)

Clara Valley, in California

d)

Flagstaff, Arizona

3.

What is the name of Buck's first master?

a)

John Thornton

b)

Manuel

c)

Mercedes

d)

Judge Miller

4.

Who kidnaps Buck from his home?

a)

Manuel, a gardener

b)

Yeehat Indians

c)

Judge Miller

d)

Hal and Charles

5.

Who is Buck's great rival on the team of dogs?

a)

Teeka

b)

Spitz

c)

Koona

d)

Sol-leks

6.

What does Buck demand after Spitz's death?

a)

More food

b)

That he be made the lead dog

c)

Less work

d)

That he be allowed to run wild

7.

Who buys Buck and the other dogs when they are sold by the mail company?

a)

John Thornton

b)

Matthewson

c)

Judge Miller

d)

Hal and Charles

8.

How does John Thornton save Buck's life?

a)

He shoots Hal and Charles

b)

He prevents Hal from beating him to death

c)

He goes to Dawson to get medicine for Buck's illness

d)

He pulls him out of the river when the ice breaks

9.

How does Buck save John Thornton's life?

a)

Buck kills a man who is about to shoot Thornton

b)

Buck fends off attacking Yeehat Indians

c)

When Thornton gets caught in the rapids, Buck swims to him and pulls him to safety

d)

Buck pulls his master back when Thornton is about to fall off a cliff

10.

What does Buck do at the end of the novel?

a)

He drowns

b)

He joins a wolf pack and becomes a legendary figure in the wild

c)

He goes mad and is killed by John Thornton

d)

He is killed by wolves