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Name: ______________________________
Date _______________________________
Chapter 1-4 Character Guide for The Call of the Wild
Major Characters: (Describe the Characters in as much detail as possible)
Buck:
Spitz:
Perrault:
Francois:
Minor Characters:
Judge Miller:
Manuel:
Curly:
Dave:
Sol-leks:
Billee:
Joe:
Pike:
Dub:
Dolly:
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Date _______________________________
Chapter 1-4 Vocabulary
Please write the sentence from the book the word in on and the definition that corresponds to the
sentence. Number in () is the page the word is located.
1) Imperiously (6)
2) Placating (32)
3) Lacerated (10)
4) Malingerer (55)
5) Pandemonium ( 46)
6) Covert ( 57)
7) Apex ( 63)
8) Coveted (72)
9) Primordial (43)
10) Vicarious (26)
11) Belligerent (29)
Name: ______________
Period: ________
The Call of the Wild
Chapter 5-7
Vocabulary
Please write the sentence from the book the word in on and the definition that corresponds to the
sentence. Number in () is the page the word is located.
1) Manifested (118)
2) Pertinacity(152)
3) Wantonness(158)
4) Callowness (92)
5) Imploringly (95)
6) Voracious (101)
7) Repugnance (95)
8) Apprehensively (92)
9) Superfluous (98)
10) Innocuously (110)
11) Quibble (134)
12) Contagion(136)
13) Palmate ( 158)
14) Incarnate (166)
15) Excrescence (164)
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Date _______________________________
The Call of the Wild
Study Guide for Chapters 1-4
You need to know:
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Vocabulary words
Elements of Fiction and be able to use them
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o Setting
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Names of the dogs and what is special about each
What is Buck’s relationship with nature by the end of Chapter 4
How chance or luck has an effect on one’s survival
Chapter 1- Into the Primitive
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After Buck left Judge Miller’s ranch, what did he do/encounter?
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How did Buck change from Santa Clara Valley to Seattle?
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Why does Buck end up in the Yukon?
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What were the traveling conditions like for Buck? (train, wagon, ship)
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What are the two contrasting settings in this book?
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Chapter 2- The Law of Club and Fang
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Describe what happened after Curly was attacked.
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What did Buck learn to do from Pike?
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Why does Buck think about his ancestors?
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Who attacks Curly? Who is happy about this?
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Chapter 3- The Dominant Primordial Beast
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How does Buck’s relationship with Francois and Perrault change?
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Why does Buck hate Spitz?
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How does Perrault show he is experienced in his job?
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What does Buck show when he defeats Spitz
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Who broke through the ice on the Thirty Mile River?
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Who was punished after Dolly was killed?
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Who was not cooperating with the team? What happened?
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Chapter 4- Who Has Won Mastership
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Why does the Scotch Half breed allow Dave in the traces?
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Who took Spitz’s place as lead dog? Was the team happy?
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Did Buck fear the club of Francois?
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What did Francois think of Buck’s leadership?
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What happened with Dave
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The Call of the Wild
Chapter 5-7 Study Guide
You need to know the following vocabulary words:
You also need to know the meaning for these elements of fiction: (Give examples from the book)
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Conflict Resolution
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Setting
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Internal Conflict
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Characterization
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External Conflict
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Theme
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Chapter 5:
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Where are Hal, Charles, and Mercedes from?
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What does Mercedes do when Hal whips the dogs?
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What did Buck do to show his love for John Thornton?
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How does the addition of six dogs make Hal and Charles feel?
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Do the dogs on Hal’s team respect and have confidence in him?
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Do Charles, Hal and Mercedes get along?
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How do the dogs react to Hal’s beatings?
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How does Buck change after meeting John Thornton?
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What was Hal, Charles, and Mercedes warned about? Who warned them?
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Who sold Buck to Hal, Charles, and Mercedes?
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Chapter 6:
 How did Buck save John Thornton?
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 Why did Buck pull a sled with a thousand pound load for John Thornton?
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 Why does John Thornton agree to the bet with Matthewson?
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 What characteristics do Buck show when he saves John Thornton?
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Chapter 7:
 What setting is Buck most closely in touch with the primitive forces of nature within himself?
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How was Buck able to kill the moose?
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How does Buck react when he finds what the Yeehats have done?
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What does Buck do when he hears the “call” louder than ever before and discovers the pack of
wolves?
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How does Jack London show a final transformation in Buck at the end of the novel?
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Does Buck use his physical strength or mental strength to make himself superior over the other
creatures in the wild?
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Do John Thornton and his group find gold?
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What can john Thornton survive on in the wild?
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How dies Buck appear to the Yeehats?
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How does Buck view man after his experience with the Yeehats?
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What kind of conflict does Buck go through during this chapter?
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What thinks does Buck do to win lasting fame among the miners and Yeehats?
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How do John Thornton and his team live when they journey to the gold mine in the east?
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