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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the owners do to the dogs that refuse to pull the sled any longer?

2. Why does the new owner think the dogs are unable to move his sled?

3. What kind of memories does Buck most enjoy thinking about at night after he has become the leader?

4. What kinds of things does Buck remember at night after he has become the leader?

5. What is the name of the inexperienced man's partner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes when Buck is allowed to lead after Spitz is killed?

2. How does Buck first know that his new owners are not experienced?

3. What happens to Dave after running the same trail too many times?

4. Why are the men and the dogs not able to rest when they return to Skaguay from Dawson?

5. How does John treat his dogs?

6. What does Buck feel for the first time when he is with John and how does he show this?

7. What is Buck reminded of as he spends time recuperating with John and his dogs?

8. What happens when the men take Mercedes off of the sled?

9. Why is John left at the river?

10. What happens when the team is being prepared to run after Spitz has been killed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Courage and fear were two attributes that were seen a number of times in this book. Where do they appear, and how does the presence of these feelings change the characters who were involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

Dave was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How does he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if he had not been in the book at all?

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