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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. What kind of dog is bought with Buck from the cruel man?

2. What is Spitz's full name?

3. How is Spitz threatened by Buck?

4. What does Francois do when he sees how hard the trail is on Buck's feet?

5. What does Spitz do to anger Buck in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Buck forced to realize when he gets off the ship at Dyea?

5. What does Spitz do when he becomes threatened by Buck?

6. How is Spitz killed?

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

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

9. How is Curly killed?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

How is the theme of diversity shown in this book, and which characters are most affected by this?

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