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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 goads Buck into fights in Chapter 3?

2. What does Buck take great pride in on the trail?

3. What does the man do to Buck when he wakes up after beating him?

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

5. What does Buck see for the first time when he is unloaded after being sold by the cruel man?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is Spitz killed?

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

7. What happens that leads Buck to initiate the first fight with Spitz?

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

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

10. What does Buck see for the first time when he gets off the ship, and how does he react to it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

There were many different symbols present in this book. What are these symbols, and how does their presence alter the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Dave was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How does he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if he had not been in the book at all?

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