Name two themes that we have discussed while reading The Call of the Wild.
What are survival, loyalty, betrayal, leadership, friendship
100
Who is killed because she fell down during a fight?
Who is Curly
100
Which vocabulary word is a synonym for the word 'confused'?
What is perplexed
100
A synonym for the word egotistical is _____________.
What is pompous
100
Where did Buck live for the first four years of his life?
Where is Judge Miller's house in the Santa Clara Valley, California.
200
Which literary device that we have discussed is London using in the following passage:
"His name was Sol-leks, which means the Angry One. Like Dave, he asked nothing, gave nothing, expected nothing: and when he marched slowly and deliberately into their midst, even Spitz left him alone."
What is characterization
200
Who is the self-centered wife of Charles?
Who is Mercedes
200
When the dogs were in the care of Hal, Charles, and Mercedes, they felt starved or, ______________________.
What is famished
200
Which vocabulary word describes a state of deep distress caused by misfortune?
What is calamity
200
Name three animals that Buck hunts in chapter 7.
What are bears, rabbits, and moose.
300
Using context clues, define the word feigned in the following passage:
"Pike, the malingerer, who, in his lifetime of deceit, had often successfully feigned a hurt leg, was now limping in earnest."
What is faked or pretended
300
Who is the dog who attacks Buck after Buck approaches his blind-side?
What is Sol-leks
300
To lure or attract artfully is to _________________.
What is entice
300
Things that are touchable and real are known as _______________________.
What is tangible
300
Who is Buck's rival and how does he die?
Who is Spitz. Buck kills Spitz in a fight.
400
An object that represents an idea or feeling is called a ________________________.
What is a symbol.
400
Who steals Buck from Judge Miller's home?
Who is Manuel
400
Which vocabulary word describes the ability of a strained body to recover its size and shape after deformation. Or, the ability to recover quickly after set-backs?
What is resiliency
400
Use context clues to define rampant in the following sentence:
"Life streamed through him in splendid flood, gald and rampant, until it seemed that it would burst him asunder (into pieces) in sheer ecstasy and pour forth generously over the world."
What is unrestrained or wild
400
Why did Francois and Perrault leave the dog sled team?
Because they work for the Canadian government and received new orders.
500
The major idea that represents an important message or insight of the author is called a ____________________.
What is theme
500
Who is the lead dog before Buck and Sol-leks?
Who is Spitz
500
In the following sentence, which vocabulary word could replace the word, 'desired'?
"Buck trotted up to the space Spitz woudl have occupied as leader; but Francois, not noticing him, brought Sol-leks to the desired position."
What is coveted
500
To be disobedient to authority is ____________________.
What is insubordination.
500
What happens to Hal, Carles, and Mercedes after John Thornton saves Buck?
What is they fall through a hole in the ice and die.