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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 Francois do when he sees how hard the trail is on Buck's feet?

2. How many times does Buck charge at the man who finally unloads him?

3. Who intervenes with the intended punishment to the dog who refuses to get out of his sleeping hole?

4. How does Buck feel about humans at the beginning of the book?

5. Who attacks Buck after he has had an exhausting chase from the mad dog?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the man who buys Buck from Manuel do to him?

2. How does Buck feel during the hunt for the rabbit?

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

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

5. How are Billee and Joe received by the other dogs on the team?

6. What does Francois do when Buck's feet show the strain of the heavy work?

7. How is Curly killed?

8. How does the man in the red sweater react to Buck's anger and ferocity?

9. What does Spitz do when he becomes threatened by Buck?

10. How is Buck changed when he is released from his rope by the men who unload him from the train?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Jack London have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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

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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