Dogs
Masters
Events
Buck's Transformation
Miscellaneous
100
What is Buck? (What kind..)
A dog, half St. Bernard and half Scottish shepherd
100
What is the name of Buck's first master?
Judge Miller
100
What event intervenes to stop a fight between Buck and Spitz?
An attack by wild dogs
100
How is Buck treated by his first master?
Like a king; he is pampered; can come and go as he pleases; fed well; warm place to sleep; etc.
100
Who kidnaps Buck from his home?
Manuel, the gardener
200
Which dog gets killed immediately upon her arrival in the North?
Curly
200
Who buys Buck and the other dogs when they are sold by the mail company?
Hal and Charles
200
What event brings about the final confrontation between Buck and Spitz?
A wild chase after a rabbit.
200
Why does Buck willingly go with Manuel?
He trusts in men and has no reason not to.
200
What does Mercedes insist on doing that slows the sled down?
Riding on the sled herself
300
Where does Buck live at the beginning of the novel?
The Santa Clara Valley, in California
300
Who prevents Hal from beating Buck to death?
John Thornton
300
What does Buck demand after Spitz's death?
That he be made the lead dog.
300
Why was Buck torn between answering the call of the wild and returning to camp?
His love for his master, John Thornton.
300
What bet does Thornton win with Matthewson?
That Buck can move a sled loaded with a thousand pounds.
400
Which dog gets killed immediately upon her arrival in the North?
Curly
400
Which of Buck's masters were mail carriers?
Francois and Perrault
400
What happens to the dogs during Hal and Charles's trip to Dawson?
They begin to die of starvation
400
What does Buck learn when he attacks the Yeehat Indians?
That he can kill men as long as they are not armed.
400
What does Buck do when Thornton gets into a bar fight?
He leaps at the throat of Thornton's assailant.
500
Who is Buck's great rival on the team of dogs?
Spitz
500
What happens to Hal, Charles, and Mercedes?
Their sled and team breaks through the ice and they drown
500
How does Buck save John Thornton's life?
When Thornton gets caught in the rapids, Buck swims to him and pulls him to safety.
500
What does Buck do at the end of the novel?
He joins a wolf pack and becomes a legendary figure in the wild.
500
What does Buck find when he returns from hunting and wandering in the woods?
The camp has been attacked by Yeehat Indians.
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