Call of the Wild Quizzes

Call of the Wild Quiz 1

1 The main character Buck is a
Mixed breed

German shepherd

St. Bernard

Poodle
2 In what part of California does Buck originally live?
San Francisco

Santa Clara Valley

San Diego

Los Angeles
3 Buck's kidnapper Manuel is a
Garden helper

Stable boy

Truck driver

Saloon-keeper
4 Why is Buck kidnapped?
The gold rush in the Yukon

Manuel needs money to support his gambling habit

both The gold rush in the Yukon and Manuel needs money to support his gambling habit

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

Doctor

Judge

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

Blue scarf

Green sweater

Red hat
7 When Buck arrives in the Yukon, he is puzzled by the weather, having never seen
Snow

Rain

Hail

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

Curly

Joe

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

Dog trainers from Alaska

Gold diggers from California

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

Mail

Weapons

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

John

Pete

Francois
12 Who drives the dog team?
Perrault

Francois

Pete

John
13 Buck learns to pull the sled through
both Francois's whip and The instruction of the other dogs

Francois's whip

The instruction of the other dogs

Instinct
14 The original leader of the dog team is
Spitz

Dave

Curly

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

Dawson and Skaguay

Skaguay and San Francisco

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

A wolf

A moose

A fox
17 After the death of Spitz, Buck demands
The lead position of the team

A long rest

Large quantities of meat

Moccasins for his feet
18 The death of Curly is an example of
Survival of the Fittest

Murphy's Law

What Goes Around Comes Around

The Law of Club and Fang
19 The working relationship between Francois and the dog team is an example of
Parasitism

Mutualism

both Mutualism and Parasitism

Neither A nor B
20 One of Buck's most human-like traits, that allows him to win the fight against Spitz, is his
Imagination

Instinct

Strength

Speed
21 The two words that best describe Hal are
Misunderstood and careless

Frightened and timid

Kind and sensitive

Lazy and incompetent
22 The "privilege of her sex" refers to Mercedes's ability to
Have her way all the time

Cry a lot

Wear pretty clothes

Lead the dog team
23 Hal underfeeds the dog team because
He wants to be even more cruel

The food spoiled

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

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

Simile

Metaphor

Theme
25 Buck's refusal to rise as Hal beats him is an illustration of
Anger

Depression

Quiet rebellion

Laziness