Vocabulary
Setting
Vocabulary 2
Comprehension
100

What does savage mean?

heathen
villain
evil
mean

100

How does the author describe Buck's home in Santa Clara?

sun-kissed

100

What does tormentor mean?

tortuer
mocker
teaser
heckler

100

What point of view is the story written in?

Third person limited
200

What does impartial mean?

just
fair

200

How did Buck feel when he first saw snow?

Ashamed because the people laughed when the snow puzzled him. 

200

What does solitary mean?

alone
200

Why didn't Buck struggle against the rope when Manuel took him?

Buck trusted men he knew.

300

What does it mean to be a nomad?

traveler
roam
migrate

300

Who did Buck consider himself king of?

The animals on Judge Miller's property
300

What is primitive law?

The bigger/stronger can do what they want to the smaller/weaker

300

How did the man in the red sweater change Buck?

Buck was beaten and broken

400

What does morose mean?

gloomy

400

What was the name of the boat that took Buck out of Seattle?

Narwhal

400

What does adapt mean?

To change to adjust to new conditions

400

How much did Perrault pay for Buck?

$300

500

What does brumal mean?

wintery

500

How was Buck transported?

walk
train
boat

500

What does ferine mean?

beastly
savage
wild

500

What gave his captor an unfair advantage?

A club