Dogs
Humans
Literary Elements
Conflict
Stages of Plot
100
Originally from the Santa Clara Valley
Who is Buck?
100
The only man Buck ever loved
Who is John Thornton?
100
The Klondike Gold Rush occurred during this time period
What is 1897?
100
Buck returns to John Thornton instead of joining the timberwolf
What is self vs. self?
100
Buck is kidnapped from Judge Miller's home
What is exposition?
200
Teaches Buck how to build a nest in the snow
Who is Billee?
200
A French Canadian courier who earns Buck's respect for being fair
Who is Francois?
200
Stealing food, picking ice from between his paws, and developing keen eyesight and hearing is an example of this
What is atavism?
200
Curly tries to befriend another dog and is attacked
What is character vs. character conflict?
300
This "blunderer" suffers from a wrenched shoulder blade
Who is Dub?
300
Has a gambling problem
Who is Manuel?
300
The arrow protruding from the bull moose's flank is an example of this type element
What is foreshadowing?
300
Buck's paws are torn up from the ice and snow
What is character vs. nature conflict?
400
His name means Angry One
Who is Sol-leks?
400
Bets Thornton that Buck cannot pull a half-ton sled
Who is Matthewson?
400
Call of the Wild is told from Buck's thoughts and feelings
What is third person point of view?
400
The Yeehats kill John Thornton's partners, dogs, and John Thornton
What is character vs. society conflict?
500
Nurses Buck back to health after joining John Thornton
Who is Skeet?
500
Offers to buy Buck for $1200
Who is the Skookum Bench King?
500
In the novel, the theme of survival of the fittest could also be referred to as this.
What is the Law of Club and Fang?
500
Francois and Perrault break a courier record
What is character vs. self or character vs. nature conflict?