Call of the Wild Quizzes

Call of the Wild Quiz 1

1 The main character Buck is a
Mixed breed

St. Bernard

Poodle

German shepherd
2 In what part of California does Buck originally live?
Santa Clara Valley

Los Angeles

San Francisco

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

Stable boy

Garden helper

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

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

Manuel needs money to support his gambling habit

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

Judge

Doctor

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

Blue scarf

Red hat

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

Rain

Snow

Hail
8 ________, a good-natured Newfoundland, is purchased along with Buck.
Billie

Dolly

Joe

Curly
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
Mail

Weapons

Food

Water
11 Who blazes the trail for the dog team?
John

Perrault

Pete

Francois
12 Who drives the dog team?
Francois

Pete

John

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

Instinct

The instruction of the other dogs

Francois's whip
14 The original leader of the dog team is
Curly

Buck

Spitz

Dave
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 fox

A wolf

A rabbit

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

Moccasins for his feet

Large quantities of meat

A long rest
18 The death of Curly is an example of
The Law of Club and Fang

What Goes Around Comes Around

Murphy's Law

Survival of the Fittest
19 The working relationship between Francois and the dog team is an example of
both Mutualism and Parasitism

Mutualism

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
Speed

Imagination

Strength

Instinct
21 The two words that best describe Hal are
Kind and sensitive

Misunderstood and careless

Frightened and timid

Lazy and incompetent
22 The "privilege of her sex" refers to Mercedes's ability to
Cry a lot

Have her way all the time

Lead the dog team

Wear pretty clothes
23 Hal underfeeds the dog team because
He wants to be even more cruel

The food spoiled

Mercedes wants the food for herself

The food ran out too quickly due to overfeeding in the beginning
24 Describing Buck so closely as a human is an example of
Theme

Simile

Irony

Metaphor
25 Buck's refusal to rise as Hal beats him is an illustration of
Laziness

Anger

Depression

Quiet rebellion