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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 the name of the dog that tries to nurse Buck to health?

2. What does Buck never ask John for?

3. What does John tell the inexperienced men not to do?

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

5. What do the dogs need most, and are denied, by the new and inexperienced owners?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Hal and Charles brag about to John Thornton, and how does John respond?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What happens on the morning Dave is killed?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

What happens at the Lost Cabin, and what significance does this have on the plot? Who is involved in the scene there, and what does this monumental event symbolize?

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