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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 far is the journey the dogs take to return to Skaguay?

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

3. Why is Francois hesitant about placing Buck in the place he wants to be after Spitz is killed?

4. How long does it take for the team to return to Skaguay?

5. What do the owners do to the dogs that refuse to pull the sled any longer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Buck like to do at night while he is on the trail?

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

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

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

5. Why is John left at the river?

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

7. What is Buck reminded of as he spends time recuperating with John and his dogs?

8. What happens on the morning Dave is killed?

9. What bet does Buck win for John one day and how does Thornton react to this?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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

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