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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who breaks the trail for the dogs after leaving the first camp?
(a) Other dogs.
(b) Perry.
(c) Frances.
(d) Perrault.

2. What kind of dog is Spitz?
(a) Mastiff.
(b) Husky.
(c) Boxer.
(d) Newfoundland.

3. Which dog refuses to get out of his sleeping hole the day after Buck is chased by the mad dog?
(a) Pike.
(b) Joe.
(c) Billee.
(d) Dolly.

4. What are men mining in the Yukon at the time of this book?
(a) Copper.
(b) Coal.
(c) Silver.
(d) Gold.

5. Who kills the animal the dogs are hunting in the woods?
(a) Buck.
(b) Sol-lecks.
(c) Spitz.
(d) Dave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Francois worry about most after the attackers have left the campsite?

2. Who helps the man with the whip train Buck in the harness?

3. What is the name of the man with the whip's partner?

4. How does Buck describe his first few days after getting off the ship?

5. What does the man who unloads Buck do when Buck growls ferociously?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Buck's life described at the beginning of the book?

2. Where in the harness line is Buck placed, and why?

3. What is Buck forced to realize when he gets off the ship at Dyea?

4. What happens that leads Buck to initiate the first fight with Spitz?

5. What does Francois use to train Buck on the harness, and how does Buck feel about it?

6. How is Buck described at the beginning of the book?

7. What does Buck see for the first time when he gets off the ship, and how does he react to it?

8. How do the dogs react when they begin the work of pulling the sled?

9. What does Buck do when he gets hungry on the trail?

10. What does Buck do that causes Sol-leks to attack him?

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