Characters
Comprehension
Point of View
True or False
Misc.
100
Who steals Buck? Name at least three characteristics about this person.
Manuel
100
How old was Buck when he was captured (human years)?
4
100
What type of view is this story?
Third person limited.
100
The reason Judge Miller was gone because he was at a prune growing festival.
False.
100
Where does Buck sleep on the trail.
In a hole.
200
Who is the main character?
Buck
200
What does Buck kill in the forest when he was alone?
A bear and a moose.
200
" The last tie was broken. Man and the claims of man no longer bound him.". What point of the story did this quote occur?
After Buck found out John Thornton was dead.
200
Buck bites Thornton's hand is because he loves him.
True
200
What does Buck eat when Hal, Mercedes, and Charles run out of dog food?
Horse hide
300
Who is the "malingerer"?
Pike
300
What happened after Thornton cuts Buck loose?
The greenhorns and the rest of the dogs fall in the river
300
"Dat Buck two devils." Who is speaking?
Francios.
300
Curly was the second the second one to die.
False.
300
True or false, does Dave hate the toil the traces.
False
400
Who owned Buck first in the Yukon?
Francios and Perrault
400
What two final steps in Buck's transformation, from civilized to savage, now occur?
He is no longer attached to humans and no longer fears them.
400
"He killed man the noblest game of all." What does this quote mean?
It means that he finally conquered man.
400
Judge Miller is a pauper.
False
400
How does Buck change from beginning to end of the story.
In the beginning, he is a spoiled dog, relying on man, but now he relies on himself and is wild.
500
Who was a dog that was like a nurse to Buck after he was rescued by Thornton?
Skeet
500
How much money did Buck earn for John Thornton and how?
$1600 by pulling a 1000 pound sled for 100 yards.
500
What was man like when Buck was dreaming?
A primitive cave man.
500
Buck killed Spitz while the dogs were chasing squirrel.
False
500
What human quality does Buck use to win the fight against Spitz.
Imagination.
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