The Call of the Wild Ch 1-2

"The toil of the traces" refers to

• the work of pulling the sled.

• a storm that is brewing.

• Buck's anger at being stolen

• Spitz fighting other dogs.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Pike is known as a malingerer. What is a malingerer?

• A person or dog who doesn't have enough to eat.

• A person or dog who pretends to be sick or injured to get out of work.

• A person or dog who stirs up fights.

• A person or dog who steals.

Who is killed soon after arriving at Dyea Beach?

• Dub

• Billee

• Pike

• Curly

There are nine dogs pulling the sled. Where is Buck in order?

• Dave - Buck - Sol-leks - - - - - Spitz

• Buck - Dave - Sol-leks - - - - - Spitz

• Spitz - Buck - Dave - - - - - Sol-leks

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The first time Buck responds to a situation by INSTINCT is when

• he learns to steal the bacon.

• he learns how to pull the sled.

• he learns to sleep in a snow hole in the ground.

• he bursts out of the snow hole as if from a cage.

What kind of dog is Buck?

• Husky

• Husky & German Shephard

• ST Bernard & Scotch Shephard

• Spitzbergen

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Francois and Perrault are very pleased with Buck because

• he is intelligent, strong, and quick to learn.

• he doesn't need to eat very much.

• he is so gentle natured and kind.

• he was free.

Francois and Perrault work for

• the Alaskan gold miners.

• the Canadian government delivering despatches.

• the man in the red sweater.

• a dog sledding race team.

What does Buck learn from the man in the red sweater?

• The man with the club is the lawgiver.

• That he hates people.

• How to sleep in the snow.

• That the best dogs put up a fight.

Buck learns that out in the Northern Wilderness, that no longer is the law of love and fellowship the way to survive. Instead, he learns

• the law of bigger dogs and faster dogs.

• the law of food and sleep.

• the law of club and fang.

• the law of finders keepers.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9