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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Spitz's full name?
(a) Spitzbegen.
(b) Vonglowerspitz.
(c) Abramaspitz.
(d) Spitzer.

2. How cold is it when the team breaks through ice in the river?
(a) 20 below zero.
(b) 40 below zero.
(c) 50 below zero.
(d) 30 below zero.

3. What does the man do to Buck when he wakes up after beating him?
(a) Pats him on the head.
(b) Feeds him.
(c) Binds his wounds.
(d) Hits him again.

4. Who attacks Buck after he has had an exhausting chase from the mad dog?
(a) Dave.
(b) Spitz.
(c) Joe.
(d) Dolly.

5. What is the name of the man with the whip's partner?
(a) Perry.
(b) Perrault.
(c) Paul.
(d) Peter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Buck steal from his masters when he gets hungry?

2. What does the man hit Buck with when he is finally unloaded?

3. Where does the man hit Buck that causes the most pain?

4. What attacks the campsite after Buck takes a stand with Spitz?

5. What do men do to Buck to enrage him just after Manuel sells him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Manuel, and why does Manuel sell Buck?

2. How is Spitz killed?

3. How does Buck stay warm in the snow on his first night at Dyea?

4. How is Buck described at the beginning of the book?

5. How is Buck changed when he is released from his rope by the men who unload him from the train?

6. What does Spitz do that makes Buck hate him?

7. How does Buck feel about humans at the beginning of the book?

8. What does Buck do when he gets hungry on the trail?

9. What damage is done when the camp is attacked by a pack of wild dogs?

10. Who buys Buck from the man in the red sweater?

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