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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 does Buck do to cement his place as a leader under the new driver?

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

3. How does John treat his dogs?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What crazy command does John ask of Buck one day that Buck heedlessly tries to follow?

2. Why is John left at the river?

3. How does Buck feel about his new masters and his new job?

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

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

6. How does John treat his dogs?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There were many different symbols present in this book. What are these symbols, and how does their presence alter the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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