Font size
WorksheetsThe Call of the Wild Final Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Buck's role at Judge Miller's home in the Santa Clara Valley could best be described as a (a) . After he is abducted, Buck is put on a train heading for the Northland, where he could best be described as confused to be in a cage.
Read the phrase, "His eyes turned blood-shot, and he was metamorphosed into a raging fiend". In this context, the word "metamorphosed" most likely means _____.
substituted
transformed
adjusted
rebuilt
In chapter 2, buck is initiated into "the law of club and fang". Which is the best summary of what Buck learns about the law of club and fang?
The law of Club and Fang gives buck his moral nature which tells him what is right and wrong.
The law of club and fang turns Buck into a vicious animal who cares only about himself.
The law of Club and Fang has no right or wrong; the only rule is to do whatever is necessary to survive.
The law of Club and Fang reminds Buck that love and friendship are essential for survival.
Buck learns several lessons that help him on his journey. For instance, he learns to stay warm at night by digging a hole in the snow to sleep in. What other lesson does Buck learn?
He learns to steal to keep from going hungry.
He learns to befriend humans to get extra food.
He learns to dig holes to find food that other animals have buried.
He learns to hunt for trout and salmon in the rivers.
Which of the following pieces of text supports the fact that buck learns how to steal food to keep from going hungry?
"Yet the other dogs, because they weighed less and were born to the life, received a pound only of the fish and managed to keep in good condition."
"To remedy this, he ate as fast as they; and so, greatly did hunger compel him, he was not above taking what did not belong to him."
"It marked, further, the decay or going to pieces of his moral nature, a vain thing and a handicap in the ruthless struggle for existence."
"it was all well enough in the Southland, under the law of love and fellowship, to respect private property and personal feelings."
Match the following
Vicious and Mean
Spitz
Good-natured and weak
Billee
Lazy and Vulnerable
Pike
Reliable and Wise
Dave and Sol-leks
New and learning as fast as he can
Buck
How does Buck threaten Spitz's leadership?
He protects the other dogs from Spitz's punishment.
He gives the other dogs extra attention.
He shows the other dogs that Spitz is mean.
He shows that he is more terrifying than Spitz.
Which text evidence supports the fact that Buck threatens Spitz's leadership by protecting the other dogs?
"And strange Buck was to him, for of the many Southland dogs he had known, not one had shown up worthy in camp and on trail."
"He came between him and the dogs he should have punished. And he did it deliberately."
"He gaged through the camp, smelling and digging in every likely place, snarling so frightfully that Pike heard and shivered in his hiding place.
"This failed to drive Buck from his prostrate rival, and the butt of the whip was brought into play."
At the beginning of Buck's sled dog journey, which dog has the most power?
(a)
After Perrault and Francois reach Skaguay, Buck and the rest of the dog-team are sold to work (a) . Buck (b) this new job because it is exhausting.
Why does Buck refuse to be put in his old place in the lineup in front of Dave?
He was scared to be hit with a club.
He believed he should be the lead dog now.
He didn't like Dave and Sol-leks.
He was scared of Francois and Perrault.
Which of the following pieces of text evidence supports Buck's thoughts about his new role as lead-dog?
"Buck remembered the man in the red sweater, and retreated slowly; nor did he attempt to charge in when Sol-leks was once more brought forward."
"But he circled just beyond the range of the club, snarling with bitterness and rage; and while he circled, he watched the club so as to dodge it.
"Francois followed him up, whereupon he again retreated. After some time of this, Francois threw down the club, thinking that Buck feared a thrashing."
"He wanted, not to escape a clubbing, but to have the leadership. It was his by right. He had earned it, and he would not be content with less."
In chapter 5, which of the following best summarizes Buck’s reaction to his new masters?
Buck had no confidence in his new masters after realizing they could not be depended on.
Buck trusted his new masters to lead them safely into the Arctic and knew they would strike gold.
Buck thought his new masters were courageous for undertaking the journey.
Buck felt embarrassed by his new masters because they didn’t know how to hunt or start a fire.
What is implied by the statement, “John Thornton knew the breed, and he gave his advice in the certainty that it would not be followed”
Thornton has seen people like Hal, Charles, and Mercedes before, who are dumb, foolish, and driven by greed.
Thornton gives Hal, Charles, and Mercedes advice because he thinks they will have a lot of good luck in the gold mines.
Thornton thinks Hal, Charles, and Mercedes are skilled gold miners who have had some bad luck but who are hard working and intelligent.
Thornton thinks they are fools who will likely not make it across the river because they have too much gold on their sled.
In the beginning of the story, what type of dogs are in danger of being taken?
Weak dogs
aggressive dogs
strong dogs
lazy dogs
What does Buck learn to do in the north from the other dogs on the team?
catch fish in the stream
dig a hole in the snow to stay warm
revolt against their master
howl at the moon
Which sentence tells why Buck respects Perrault and Francois?
They were fair to the dogs.
Buck loves them.
They give Buck more food than they give the other dogs.
They let Buck sleep in their tent to stay warm.
At the end of the novel, Why does Buck feel rage when he returns to camp?
The camp is empty and everyone left him behind.
Yeehat Indians attacked the camp and killed everyone.
John Thornton bough new dogs to replace him.
The dogs ate all of the food.
What happens to Buck at the end of the story?
He is no longer tied to man and he runs with his wild brothers.
He is sold to new owners and finds the lost gold mine.
He is finally able to return home to the Judge's house in California
He dies with John Thornton.
Why does Buck fight the wolves at the end of the story.
To prove himself because he wants to lead their pack.
Because he thinks they killed John Thornton.
He is afraid they won't let him get away.
He is trying to steal their food.
