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“Call of the Wild” Chapter 4 Test
Multiple Choice
1. What is the main idea or concept found within Chapter 4?
A. Heroism
B. Leadership
C. Bravery
D. Selflessness
2. Which event was the final act that lead to Buck’s becoming the leader of the team?
A. Buck defeated Spitz
B. Perrault and Francois were promoted
C. Dave gave up his place
D. Perrault and Francois killed Spitz
3. What evidence does the author use to reinforce the idea that the other dogs respect Buck
and listen to him?
A. They bring Buck their portion of food
B. They “listen” to his corrections while running
C. They build Buck a large snow bed
D. They protect Buck from being clubbed
4. How does Buck change from the beginning of the novel through the end of Chapter 4?
A. He doesn’t change at all
B. He is skinnier
C. He is more aggressive
D. He is not spoiled and is hardworking
5. What does the author compare Spitz to?
A. Ghost
B. Devil
C. Wolf
D. Bear
Short Answer
6. Compare and Contrast Buck and Spitz’s leadership. How are they alike and how are the
different?
7. With Buck assuming the new role of leader, how does the progress of the team change?
8. How does Sol-leks respond when Francois tries to place him at the head of the team? Why
does he react thisd way?
9. How does the setting add to the feeling that they are in the wild?
10. What is the “unspoken” law that names Buck leader?
Preposition Quiz
Directions: Rewrite each sentence. Place each prepositional phrase in parenthesis. Then under the
preposition and circle its object. The number in parenthesis indicates how many prepositional
phrases are in each sentence.
1. After school, the boys played a game of baseball at the park. (3)
2. We hid our canoe in the bushes and set up camp by the river. (2)
3. Candy signed her name on the line and passed the paper across the table. (2)
4. Without any warning, the dog dashed to the door and barked loudly. (2)
5. The storm caused the tree in our front yard to fall against the house. (2)