PEOPLE
DOGS
EVENTS
WHO, WHAT, WHERE
VOCAB
100

He was Buck's first owner.

Who was Judge Miller?

100

He is the protagonist of this story.

Who is Buck?

100

Why were dogs valuable up North?

Labor/Transportation/Protection

100

How much does Buck weigh

About 140 pounds

100

able to be eaten

edible 

200

These two men are the Canadian mail carriers who owned Buck for a time.

Who are Perrault and Francois?

200

This dog was the leader of the pack at first.

Who is Spitz?

200

This is the animal the dogs chase that leads to the fight between Buck and Spitz.

What is a rabbit?

200

He is Buck's greatest rival.

Who is Spitz?

200

creating a feeling of mystery and fear

eerie

300

someone who delivers dispatches

What is a courier

300

She is the friendly dog who got killed in a fight upon her arrival in the North.

Who is Curly?

300

This is the reason Manuel stole and sold Buck.

What is to pay off his gambling debts?

300

This is the region where most of the book takes place, often simply called "the North."

What is the Klondike (also acceptable: the Yukon, Alaska, Canada)?


300

kingdom or empire

realm

400

He is the man who stole and sold Buck.

Who is Manuel?

400

This dog so desperately wanted to run that he practically killed himself trying to do it while sick.

Who is Dave?

400

This is what Perrault and Francois had ate to stay alive when starving.

What are moccasins, leather, or bull whip?

400

This is where Buck lives at the beginning of the novel.

Where is the Santa Clara Valley, CA?

400
from an earlier, wilder time

primitive

500

He is the author of The Call of the Wild.

Who is Jack London?

500

This dog had only one eye.

Who is Sol-leks?

500
Spitz broke these when fighting Buck, resulting in him losing the fight.

What are his front legs?

500

This is the weapon Buck learns to respect early on in the book.

What is a club?

500

power over others

dominance