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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. Who saves Buck from the dog who attacks him after his exhausting chase from the mad dog?

2. Who encourages Buck to attack Spitz in Chapter 3?

3. What is the name of the dog who teaches Buck to steal?

4. What makes Buck feel ashamed when he is unloaded by the man who buys Buck from the cruel man?

5. Where does Buck live at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Buck do that causes Sol-leks to attack him?

3. How are Billee and Joe received by the other dogs on the team?

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

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

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

7. How does Buck feel during the hunt for the rabbit?

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

9. What does Francois do when Buck's feet show the strain of the heavy work?

10. Where in the harness line is Buck placed, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happens at the Lost Cabin, and what significance does this have on the plot? Who is involved in the scene there, and what does this monumental event symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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