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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 is the name of the dog that tries to nurse Buck to health?
3. What do the people do when Francois and Perrault deliver their mail in record time?
4. What does Buck want to be with other dogs?
5. How is the team acting while Buck and Spitz are fighting?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Buck feel for the first time when he is with John and how does he show this?
2. What does John do when he sees the men beating Buck before they cross the river?
3. What happens when the team is being prepared to run after Spitz has been killed?
4. What happens when the dogs try to pull the overloaded sled of the inexperienced men?
5. How does Buck feel when he begins the journey with his new and inexperienced owners?
6. What are Francois and Perrault ordered to do after getting to Skaguay in record time?
7. How does Buck first know that his new owners are not experienced?
8. What happens to Dave after running the same trail too many times?
9. What changes when Buck is allowed to lead after Spitz is killed?
10. What happens on the morning Dave is killed?
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
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?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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