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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How heavy is the load that Buck pulls for John?
(a) 800 pounds.
(b) 900 pounds.
(c) 500 pounds.
(d) 1,000 pounds.
2. What does John say to all the offers to buy Buck from him?
(a) He flatly refuses.
(b) He laughs in their faces.
(c) He threatens to kill them.
(d) He keeps raising the price.
3. How many dogs does John have when he finds Buck?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.
4. What is Perrault ordered to do when they reach their destination?
(a) Make the trip back in record time.
(b) Leave.
(c) Take some of his leave time.
(d) Sell the dogs.
5. What does John do to the man beating Buck?
(a) Threatens to shoot him.
(b) Punches him.
(c) Charges him with a whip.
(d) Pays him for Buck.
6. What does Buck never ask John for?
(a) Attention.
(b) Food.
(c) Affection.
(d) Protection.
7. Which dog develops an internal injury on the trail?
(a) Sol-lecks.
(b) Billee.
(c) Dave.
(d) Pike.
8. What does Buck do to cement his place as a leader under the new driver?
(a) Displays his strength.
(b) Leads well.
(c) Wins fights.
(d) Protects the weaker dogs.
9. What are the men happy about after Spitz is dead?
(a) Spitz won't bite them anymore.
(b) There is one less mouth to feed.
(c) They have a happier team to lead.
(d) They are traveling at record speed.
10. Who haunts Buck at John's fireside?
(a) Spitz.
(b) Dave.
(c) Curly.
(d) His ancestors.
11. Where does Buck want to be harnessed when he returns to camp after killing Spitz?
(a) The lead-dog spot.
(b) Spitz's spot.
(c) Sol-leck's spot.
(d) His old spot.
12. Who do John's dogs remind Buck of?
(a) Curly.
(b) Francois and Perrault.
(c) The dogs in the kennel on the ship.
(d) Judge Miller's sons.
13. How is the team acting while Buck and Spitz are fighting?
(a) They were inefficient.
(b) Their loyalties were split.
(c) They were distracted.
(d) They got very lazy.
14. What does Buck want to be with other dogs?
(a) The father.
(b) The follower.
(c) The leader.
(d) The protector.
15. What does Francois think has happened when Buck returns to camp alone after the hunt?
(a) Spitz was killed.
(b) Spitz ran off with the pack.
(c) Spitz will be along in a while.
(d) Spitz was stolen.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Buck refuse to go with the inexperienced men?
2. How does Buck perform after Spitz is killed?
3. What emotion does Buck feel for the first time with John?
4. What do the owners do to the dogs that refuse to pull the sled any longer?
5. Where is Buck placed when Spitz is killed?
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