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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 does Francois worry about most after the attackers have left the campsite?
(a) Their mail cargo was damaged.
(b) They were mad dogs.
(c) They are too far from the next place to get supplies.
(d) They will come back.

2. What does Buck promise himself when the rope is taken off his neck after he is sold by Manuel?
(a) He will bite the next human to touch him.
(b) He will never wear another rope.
(c) He will kill the man that put the rope on him.
(d) He will find the Judge.

3. How does Buck feel about humans at the beginning of the book?
(a) He respects them.
(b) He fears them.
(c) He is protective of them.
(d) He hates them.

4. What kind of dog is bought with Buck from the cruel man?
(a) Newfoundland.
(b) Husky.
(c) Mastiff.
(d) Retriever.

5. How is the first dog on the team to go mad killed?
(a) He is shot.
(b) With an ax.
(c) She falls through some ice.
(d) Falls off a cliff.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man who unloads Buck do when Buck growls ferociously?

2. What does Buck do to get the water he needs?

3. What does Dave do when Buck makes a mistake?

4. How does Spitz greet Billee and Joe?

5. Who tries to punish the dog who refuses to get out of his sleeping hole the day after Buck is chased by the mad dog?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the man who buys Buck from Manuel do to him?

2. What does Dolly do when she shows the madness she contracted?

3. How do the dogs react when they begin the work of pulling the sled?

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

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

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

7. What does Francois use to train Buck on the harness, and how does Buck feel about it?

8. How does the man in the red sweater react to Buck's anger and ferocity?

9. What happens when Buck awakens after he takes his first beating?

10. What happens when Pike refuses to get out of his sleeping hole?

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