Call of the Wild Chapter 8: Rescued!

What shape where the dogs in when they reached the next town?

• Completely worn out

• Hungry

• Great!

Why did the new master sell the dogs?

• Because the dogs were exhausted and could no longer go on the trail anymore

• Because he no longer needed them.

• Because he ran out of food to feed them.

The people that bought the dogs were experts at sleds and sled dogs

• true

• false

Why did the sled tip over in the middle of the street?

• The dogs pulled the sled in the wrong direction.

• The new owners piled the goods too high in the sled.

• The new owners loaded the sled too fast

What kind of dogs did the new owners buy to help pull the sled?

• experienced dogs

• inexperienced dogs

• friendly dogs

• mean dogs

What did Buck think would happen?

• The new masters were going to help them get back to Dawnson

• The new dogs would work out

• The team would not make it back to Dawson

Why was it a problem for there now to be 14 dogs to pull the sled?

• The dogs would go too fast and topple the sled

• The sled could not hold enough food for 14 dogs

• That many dogs would fight

Why did Hal reduce the amount of food he gave the dogs?

• Half of the food was gone but they were not yet halfway to Dawson

• The dogs weren't hungry.

• The dogs were wasting the food.

What started happening, one by one, as the dogs headed towards Dawson?

• They learned how to pull the sled.

• They became stronger

• They started dying.

Why did Hal think the dogs slowed down?

• Because he thought they ate too much

• Because he thought they were lazy

• Because he thought that telling them that would make them work harder.