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Call of the Wild chapter 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How does Buck describe his first few days after getting off the ship?
a)
Exhilerating
b)
Terrifying
c)
Exhausting
d)
Nightmarish
2.

What happens to Curly, the good-natured Newfoundland, as soon as they arrive?

a)

She makes new friends.

b)

She is immediately sold to a new owner.

c)

She is attacked and killed by a pack of dogs.

d)

She is given food so she doesn't starve to death.

3.

What does Curly's death teach Buck?

a)

each fight was to the death

b)

the pack always ridded itself of the weakest member

c)

Huskies show no mercy

d)

there was no fair play; once you were down, that was it

4.

Why does Buck now have a bitter hatred for Spitz

a)

He laughed when Curly was killed

b)

He is a thief

c)

He is the leader of the pack

d)

He was the dog that finally killed Curly

5.
How does Buck stay warm the first night in the snow?
a)
He digs a hole in the snow and crawls into it
b)
He sleeps close to the other dogs
c)
He sleeps next to the roaring fire
d)
He crawls into Perrault's sleeping bag
6.
What does Dave do to Buck when he makes a mistake when the team is harnessed?
a)
He nips him
b)
He whips him
c)
He barks barks at him
d)
He attacks him
7.
What kind of disability does Sol-leks have?
a)
He lost his sense of smell
b)
He is blind in one eye.
c)
He is deaf in one ear
d)
He has a lame paw
8.

How does Buck learn to become a good sled dog?

a)

Because of Francois' whip and nips from Dave.

b)

He loves to pull the sled and is great at it.

9.

What did Buck learn about eating with a dog sled team?

a)

Eat fast or it will get stolen.

b)

Eat slowly and take your time.

10.

Buck's morals are slipping away. What is an example of this?

a)

He is stealing food now.

b)

He is not listening.

c)

He is sleeping outside.

11.
According to the text, how and why does Buck continue to steal? Cite textual evidence. 
a)
Buck learns to steal “secretly and cunningly, out of respect for club and fang.”
b)
The text states that Buck did not steal for joy, but rather to stop his hunger
c)
 He has come to realize that stealing is a part of survival in the wild
d)
All of the above answers are correct.
12.
Which of the following adaptations made by Buck show that he is strong and capable?
a)
He was not affected by pain, despite the harsh conditions.
b)
He also becomes able to eat anything for food and his body does not waste any of the nutrients.
c)
 His sight and scent became stronger and his hearing became so acute that he was able to hear faint sounds in his sleep
d)
All of the above demonstrate that Buck is strong and capable.
13.
 How does the physical description in the previous question demonstrate Buck’s transformation? 
a)
These changes demonstrate that Buck is still the same house dog as he was before.
b)
These changes demonstrate that Buck is a natural leader.
c)
. These changes in Buck demonstrate that he’s becoming more like a wild animal that is reliant on things like senses, instinct, and strength to survive in nature. 
d)
These changes demonstrate Buck can not adapt and will need to return home immediately.
14.
In chapter 2, Buck has both developed and retrogressed as he joins the law of club and fang. Identify one ​decision that Buck makes in chapter 2 and explain how it reveals both development and retrogression. 
a)
Buck learns to steal food from his owners, and it demonstrates that Buck is willing to do what it takes to survive in the wild.
b)
Buck gets tired while running the route to the camp and is exhausted upon arrival.
c)
Buck watches in disbelief as Spitz attacks Curly and ends her life.
d)
Buck desires to get petted by his new owners Perrault and Francois.
15.

What is the tone of the following passage?  -----

“Buck stood and looked on, the successful champion, the dominant primordial beast who had made his kill and found it good.” (London 67).

a)

Prideful

b)

Brave

c)

Fearful

d)

Hopeful

16.

Which of the following is an example of internal conflict?

a)

Buck fighting against Spitz

b)

Buck learning to survive in the wild.

c)

Buck having the change himself in order to survive.

d)

Curly's and Dolly's deaths.

17.

What type of conflict is being displayed: Buck needing to learn to sleep in the snow, how to become a sled dog, and learn to be more wild.

a)

Man vs Man

b)

Man vs Nature

c)

Man vs Society

d)

Man vs Fate

18.

When the reader learns about Buck's character, where he was from, and what happened to him before becoming a sled. This is part of what plot structure?

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising Action

c)

Falling Action

d)

Resolution

19.
What does Buck do one night that links him to his ancestors?
a)
Howls
b)
Steals
c)
Barks
d)
Fights
20.

What type of figurative language is the following line from the text?

"His muscles became hard as iron, and he grew callous to all ordinary pain." (pg 28)

a)

idiom

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

personification

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