The Call of the Wild Chapters 3-5

At the beginning of Chapter 3, we find that Buck

• hates Spitz

• keeps his growing primordial beast a secret

• fights to become the leader of the pac

• awaits any opportunity to run off and head back home

Buck finally snaps when

• Spitz steals Buck's bed

• Spitz steals Buck's food

• no one will pet him

• the men forget to feed him

Francois' view of Buck:

• Buck is a devil, a bad guy, the one to watch

• Buck is two devils, strong and capable, the one to watch

• Buck is not match for Spitz and should be taken out

• Buck is too soft to be a sled dog and will never make it

Perrault's view of Buck:

• Buck is a devil, a bad guy, the one to watch

• Buck is two devils, strong and capable, the one to watch

• Buck is no match for Spitz and Spitz will most likely take him out

• Buck is too soft to be a sled dog and will never make it

In what ways did Buck undermine Spitz? Choose all that apply.

• Buck obeys when Spitz nips at him

• Buck allows Spitz to steal his bed

• Buck encourages the other dogs to stand up to Spitz

• Buck attacks Spitz when he tries to punish Pike

The conflict of Spitz and Buck causes disharmony among the dogs by producing (choice all the apply)

• whining

• food stealing

• challenges of Spitz authority

• attacking the owners

"But Buck possessed a quality that made for greatness--imagination. He fought by instinct, but he could fights by head as well." Here we do see

• That Buck is balanced between his natural abilities and an intelligence

• That Buck's only advantage is the one that man gave him

• Buck is all emotion

• Of all the dogs, Buck alone is greatest because he can picture the way things could be

Who do Francois and Perrault first choose as the new leader of the dog team?

• Buck

• Dolly

• Dave

• Sol-leks

True or False: Buck finally "won" the mastership of the team by refusing to take any spot in the harness other than the lead spot.

• True

• False

Buck was a successful leader for which of these reasons?

• He was able to get even the lazy dogs to work hard.

• The team regained its "team spirit" again after being broken apart by Spitz.

• He was able to find additional food for his team.

• He lead the dogs on a "record run" travelling farther and faster than ever before.