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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 is Buck so good at after Spitz is dead?

2. What does Dave refuse to do when he falls ill?

3. Who do John's dogs remind Buck of?

4. Why does Buck refuse to go with the inexperienced men?

5. How does Buck feel about getting a new owner?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What changes when Buck is allowed to lead after Spitz is killed?

3. What does Buck do to cement his role as the leader under his new owners?

4. What happens when the dogs try to pull the overloaded sled of the inexperienced men?

5. What does Buck feel for the first time when he is with John and how does he show this?

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

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

8. How does Buck first know that his new owners are not experienced?

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

10. How do John's dogs react to Buck being included into John's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power and Greed were two common themes in this book. Where do they appear and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Jack London have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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