Call of the Wild Quizzes

Call of the Wild Quiz 1

By Jessica Montalvo · Edited by China Millman · Last reviewed July 20, 2006

1 The main character Buck is a

Poodle

Mixed breed

St. Bernard

German shepherd
2 In what part of California does Buck originally live?

San Diego

Los Angeles

Santa Clara Valley

San Francisco
3 Buck's kidnapper Manuel is a

Saloon-keeper

Garden helper

Truck driver

Stable boy
4 Why is Buck kidnapped?

both The gold rush in the Yukon and Manuel needs money to support his gambling habit

The gold rush in the Yukon

Manuel needs money to support his gambling habit

None of the above
5 Buck's original owner is a

Lawyer

Doctor

Judge

Politician
6 The man who first beats Buck with a club is identified by his

Red hat

Red sweater

Blue scarf

Green sweater
7 When Buck arrives in the Yukon, he is puzzled by the weather, having never seen

Snow

Rain

Hail

Lightening
8 ________, a good-natured Newfoundland, is purchased along with Buck.

Joe

Billie

Curly

Dolly
9 Francois and Perrault are

Dog trainers from Alaska

French agents of the Canadian government

Gold diggers from California

None of the above
10 Buck's dogsled team is commissioned to carry

Weapons

Water

Mail

Food
11 Who blazes the trail for the dog team?

John

Pete

Francois

Perrault
12 Who drives the dog team?

Francois

John

Perrault

Pete
13 Buck learns to pull the sled through

both Francois's whip and The instruction of the other dogs

Francois's whip

Instinct

The instruction of the other dogs
14 The original leader of the dog team is

Buck

Dave

Curly

Spitz
15 The two towns that the dog team travels between are

Anchorage and Dawson

Dawson and Skaguay

Montreal and Quebec

Skaguay and San Francisco
16 The deathly fight between Buck and Spitz occurs in the context of hunting for

A wolf

A fox

A moose

A rabbit
17 After the death of Spitz, Buck demands

The lead position of the team

Moccasins for his feet

A long rest

Large quantities of meat
18 The death of Curly is an example of

What Goes Around Comes Around

The Law of Club and Fang

Survival of the Fittest

Murphy's Law
19 The working relationship between Francois and the dog team is an example of

both Mutualism and Parasitism

Parasitism

Mutualism

Neither A nor B
20 One of Buck's most human-like traits, that allows him to win the fight against Spitz, is his

Imagination

Speed

Strength

Instinct
21 The two words that best describe Hal are

Kind and sensitive

Misunderstood and careless

Frightened and timid

Lazy and incompetent
22 The "privilege of her sex" refers to Mercedes's ability to

Lead the dog team

Cry a lot

Wear pretty clothes

Have her way all the time
23 Hal underfeeds the dog team because

The food ran out too quickly due to overfeeding in the beginning

The food spoiled

He wants to be even more cruel

Mercedes wants the food for herself
24 Describing Buck so closely as a human is an example of

Irony

Theme

Simile

Metaphor
25 Buck's refusal to rise as Hal beats him is an illustration of

Quiet rebellion

Depression

Anger

Laziness

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