The Call of the Wild Review

Which dog gets killed immediately upon arriving in the North?

• Curly

• Spitz

• Mercedes

• Koona

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.W.9-10.9

What moral does Buck learn when he comes to the Klondike?

• eat or be eaten

• always share with the team

• kill or be killed

• be friendly to fit in

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TEKS.ELA.6.8C

TEKS.ELA.7.8C

TEKS.ELA.E3.6B

TEKS.ELA.E4.6B

TEKS.ELA.LG.2G

What kind of animal does Buck spend four days hunting?

• a mountain lion

• a moose

• a polar bear

• a wolf

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

While the men camp and look for gold, what does Buck do?

• he scouts for hostile Native Americans

• he returns to Dawson carrying messages

• he sleeps all day

• he contacts the wolves in the forest

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TEKS.ELA.CR.5B

TEKS.ELA.E2.5D

TEKS.ELA.E3.5D

TEKS.ELA.E4.5D

TEKS.ELA.RI.4D

What quest sends Thornton and his friends into the wilderness?

• the search for a legendary lost mine

• the search for Thornton's missing brother

• the search for the Northwest Passage

• the search for a lost tribe of Native Americans

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What does Buck do when Thornton gets in a bar fight?

• he cowers under the bar

• he drags Thornton out by his shirt

• he leaps at the assailant's throat

• he runs to find the police

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.9

What bet does Thornton win with Matthewson?

• Buck can outrun a train

• Buck can move a sled with 1,000 pounds

• Buck will do anything Thornton says

• Buck can find buried treasure

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

How does Buck save John Thornton's life?

• Buck kills a man about to shoot Thornton

• Buck fends off the Yeehats

• Buck pulls him from the edge of a cliff

• Buck pulls him from the rapids to safety

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TEKS.ELA.6.7D

TEKS.ELA.7.8C

TEKS.ELA.E3.6B

TEKS.ELA.E4.6B

TEKS.ELA.LG.2G

What happens to Hal, Charles, and Mercedes after they leave Thornton's?

• they reach Dawson

• their sled breaks through the ice and they drown

• they are ambushed by the Yeehats

• they die of starvation

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does John Thornton save Buck's life?

• He prevents Hal from beating him to death

• He shoots Hal

• He pulls him from the river when the ice breaks

• He goes to Dawson to get medicine for him

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1