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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 man who purchases Buck after he returns to Skaguay?

2. Which dog develops an internal injury on the trail?

3. What does Buck hear in the forest that stimulates old instincts?

4. Where is Buck placed when Spitz is killed?

5. What is the name of the inexperienced man's partner?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are the men and the dogs not able to rest when they return to Skaguay from Dawson?

3. What does John do when he sees the men beating Buck before they cross the river?

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

5. What happens on the morning Dave is killed?

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

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

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

9. How does John treat his dogs?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Security and safety were two themes that were touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

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