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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. How many dogs comprise the team of the new and inexperienced owner of Buck?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 10.

2. What is John able to put on Buck's back that no one else can?
(a) A human's coat.
(b) A pack.
(c) A jug of water.
(d) A child.

3. What is the name of the wife of the man who purchases Buck after he returns to Skaguay?
(a) Melissa.
(b) Meredith.
(c) Monica.
(d) Mercedes.

4. What does John call the inexperienced men when they brag about making it to the camp?
(a) Lucky.
(b) Blessed.
(c) Fools.
(d) Ignorant.

5. How does Buck feel about getting a new owner?
(a) He does not care.
(b) He does not notice.
(c) He does not like it.
(d) He likes the change.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Buck want to be harnessed when he returns to camp after killing Spitz?

2. How long does it take for the team to return to Skaguay?

3. How far does the team average every day after Spitz is killed?

4. What does Buck hear in the forest that stimulates old instincts?

5. Why are the dogs unable to move the sled of their new owners?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does John do when he sees the men beating Buck before they cross the river?

2. How does Buck feel when he begins the journey with his new and inexperienced owners?

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

4. What are Francois and Perrault ordered to do after getting to Skaguay in record time?

5. What happens on the morning Dave is killed?

6. How does Buck feel about his new masters and his new job?

7. What does Buck do to other men that he does not do to John?

8. What do Hal and Charles brag about to John Thornton, and how does John respond?

9. How does John treat his dogs?

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

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