Call of the Wild Quizzes

Call of the Wild Quiz 1

1 The main character Buck is a
Mixed breed

German shepherd

Poodle

St. Bernard
2 In what part of California does Buck originally live?
San Francisco

Los Angeles

Santa Clara Valley

San Diego
3 Buck's kidnapper Manuel is a
Truck driver

Stable boy

Saloon-keeper

Garden helper
4 Why is Buck kidnapped?
both The gold rush in the Yukon and Manuel needs money to support his gambling habit

The gold rush in the Yukon

Manuel needs money to support his gambling habit

None of the above
5 Buck's original owner is a
Doctor

Politician

Judge

Lawyer
6 The man who first beats Buck with a club is identified by his
Red sweater

Blue scarf

Red hat

Green sweater
7 When Buck arrives in the Yukon, he is puzzled by the weather, having never seen
Hail

Rain

Snow

Lightening
8 ________, a good-natured Newfoundland, is purchased along with Buck.
Dolly

Curly

Billie

Joe
9 Francois and Perrault are
French agents of the Canadian government

Gold diggers from California

Dog trainers from Alaska

None of the above
10 Buck's dogsled team is commissioned to carry
Water

Food

Weapons

Mail
11 Who blazes the trail for the dog team?
Perrault

Pete

Francois

John
12 Who drives the dog team?
Perrault

John

Francois

Pete
13 Buck learns to pull the sled through
The instruction of the other dogs

Francois's whip

Instinct

both Francois's whip and The instruction of the other dogs
14 The original leader of the dog team is
Spitz

Buck

Dave

Curly
15 The two towns that the dog team travels between are
Montreal and Quebec

Skaguay and San Francisco

Dawson and Skaguay

Anchorage and Dawson
16 The deathly fight between Buck and Spitz occurs in the context of hunting for
A wolf

A rabbit

A fox

A moose
17 After the death of Spitz, Buck demands
Large quantities of meat

Moccasins for his feet

The lead position of the team

A long rest
18 The death of Curly is an example of
Murphy's Law

The Law of Club and Fang

Survival of the Fittest

What Goes Around Comes Around
19 The working relationship between Francois and the dog team is an example of
Neither A nor B

Parasitism

Mutualism

both Mutualism and Parasitism
20 One of Buck's most human-like traits, that allows him to win the fight against Spitz, is his
Speed

Instinct

Strength

Imagination
21 The two words that best describe Hal are
Frightened and timid

Misunderstood and careless

Kind and sensitive

Lazy and incompetent
22 The "privilege of her sex" refers to Mercedes's ability to
Wear pretty clothes

Cry a lot

Have her way all the time

Lead the dog team
23 Hal underfeeds the dog team because
The food spoiled

The food ran out too quickly due to overfeeding in the beginning

He wants to be even more cruel

Mercedes wants the food for herself
24 Describing Buck so closely as a human is an example of
Irony

Theme

Metaphor

Simile
25 Buck's refusal to rise as Hal beats him is an illustration of
Quiet rebellion

Depression

Laziness

Anger