Vocab
The definition of Dominance.
What is the state or quality of being more powerful, important, successful, or influential than others.
Two words that are used in a simile.
What is "like" or "as".
This man, a gardener's helper at Judge Miller's estate, kidnaps and sells Buck to pay off his gambling debts in Chapter 1. His name is ________.
What is Manuel.
This fierce lead dog is Buck's ultimate rival, and their long-standing feud finally ends in a fight to the death in Chapter 3.
Who is Spitz.
These three inexperienced and incompetent family members buy Buck and his exhausted team at the beginning of the chapter.
Who are Hal, Charles, and Mercedes.
Definition of Compassion.
What is a deep awareness of the suffering of another person combined with an active desire to help relieve that suffering.
"The club was a harsh teacher for Buck." This is a ________.
What is a metaphor.
The man in the red sweater teaches Buck this harsh, primitive rule of survival, proving that a man with a weapon must be obeyed. The law is called ______________.
What is the law of club and fang.
The morning after Spitz is killed, Francois tries to put Sol-leks in the front, but Buck refuses to move until he is given this specific position.
What is the leader/lead dog.
This experienced outdoorsman steps in and threatens Hal with an axe, ultimately saving Buck from being beaten to death in the snow.
Who is John Thornton.
What is a natural, inborn, and unlearned tendency of an organism to react or behave in a specific way when triggered by an environmental stimulus, without needing prior training or conscious reasoning.
"The ghostly winter silence had given way to the great spring awakening." This is a ___________.
What is personification.
Buck learns a brutal lesson about how dogs fight in the North when this friendly Newfoundland dog is knocked off her feet and tragically killed by the pack in Chapter 2. The dog's name was ___________.
What is Curly.
In Chapter 3, the sled dog camp is suddenly invaded and the dogs are severely injured by a starving pack of these animals.
What are wild huskies.
Despite the dogs being starved and on the verge of collapse, Mercedes throws a tantrum and insists on doing this, making the sled far too heavy to pull.
What is riding on the sled.
Definition of Resilience.
What is the ability to successfully adapt, recover, and "bounce back" from stress, adversity, trauma, or significant life challenges.
"The performer had cold feet." This is a(n) _________.
What is an idiom.
These two fair but strict French-Canadian men purchase Buck and add him to their sled team to deliver government dispatches across the Yukon.
Who are Francois and Perrault
The final, deadly fight between Buck and his rival is sparked when Spitz cuts across a narrow point of land to catch and kill this specific animal.
What is a snowshoe rabbit.
Because Hal and Charles miscalculated the trip and overfed the dogs early on, they run out of dog food and are forced to feed the starving team this terrible substitute.
What is frozen horsehide.
Definition of Deterioration.
What is the process or state in which something changes from a good, functional, or healthy condition into an inferior, weakened, or worn-out state over time.
"This trail is a million miles long and I am going to die of exhaustion." This is a(n) ____________.
What is a hyperbole.
In Chapter 2, Buck struggles to survive his freezing first night in the camp until he discovers another dog, Billee, doing this to stay warm.
What is burying himself under the snow.
In Chapter 4, even though he is incredibly sick and weak, this prideful dog refuses to be taken out of his harness and tragically insists on pulling the sled until he can no longer stand.
Who is Dave.
Ignoring John Thornton's warnings about the spring thaw making the trail too dangerous, Hal forces the rest of the team onto the river where they suffer this sudden, tragic fate.
What is falling through the ice or drowning.