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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. How does Buck stay warm his first night in the snow?

2. Who commits the kill that Buck watches after getting off the ship?

3. Who does Manuel sell Buck to?

4. What kind of dog is Spitz?

5. Where is the man from who buys Buck from the cruel man?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

Each of the dogs had very different characteristics and personalities. What are the defining features of each of the dogs, and how does their individuality affect the course of the plot?

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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