WorksheetsThe Call of the Wild--Quiz Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is a "motif"?
It's a type of character
A distinctive repeating idea or feature in a story
A platform for starting something new
A fancy decoration carved into plaster
Which of the following is a motif in The Call of the Wild?
Dogs
The different kinds of rules in the world
Snow
Violent Struggle
What is the theme of a story?
It is the human connection or underlying message.
It is what happens in the story.
It's how the characters make decisions.
It's where the story takes place.
How do authors develop the theme of a story?
Through the plot.
Through the characters.
Through the imagery.
They tell you what the theme is.
What does "omniscient" mean?
Not knowing
All powerful
All-knowing
Powerless
What is the difference between third-person omniscient and third-person limited narration?
Third-person limited knows the thoughts of all characters.
Third-person omniscient knows the thoughts of all characters.
Third-person limited shows the thoughts of one particular character.
Third-person omniscient shows the thoughts of one particular character.
In the Yukon Gold Rush, making it from one day to the next alive was not a sure thing. Which theme in The Call of the Wild reflects the culture of the Yukon Gold Rush?
The wildness in all of us
Survival of the fittest
Hunger makes people crazy
Don't become a prospector
What is an "inference"?
The opposite of an "outference".
When a quarterback throws a pass and someone prevents him from throwing it.
Something not stated explicitly in a text that you have to figure out for yourself.
Something stated in a text that you can point to.
What is the connotation of a word?
The emotional baggage, feelings, or ideas associated with a word
The dictionary definition of a word
How a word is spelled
When a word has more than one definition with the same spelling
What is the form of a piece of writing?
The hidden message in a piece of writing.
The style of the writing and the author's voice
Something you fill out with information
The way the author constructs sentences and paragraphs and chooses words.
What type of phrase joins ideas in a sentence?
A verb phrase
A prepositional phrase
A conjunction
A dependent clause
Dan walked along, his face unreadable. Will I ever reach my home? he thought to himself. He was so wrapped up in his thoughts, he didn't notice Sarah walking towards him. She looked at him quizzically, but kept on walking.
What type of narration is this?
Third-person limited
Third-person omniscient
Second person
First Person
Buck has to learn to change as his environment is changing. What is another word for "change"?
Deceive
Forgive
Adapt
Cower
Example: [The cuddly, adorable kitten on top of my head] mewed softly.
A group of words with no verb that take the place of a subject in a sentence is...
a noun phrase
a preposition
an independent clause
a verb phrase
"There he lay for the remainder of the weary night, nursing his wrath and wounded pride. He could not understand what it all meant. What did they want from him, these strange men? Why were they keeping him pent up in this narrow crate? He did not know why, but he felt oppressed by the vague sense of impending calamity."
How does telling the story from Buck's point of view affect the tone of this passage?
We are biased towards Buck's perspective because he is the narrator.
Buck's limited knowledge means we don't quite know what is happening.
The reader can feel Buck's emotions through the words.
The reader is forced to take on the role of the men abusing Buck.
