Answer the questions or fill in the blanks to explain each concept.
Write either True or False in the blank before each statement.
________ 1. Trouble began brewing for Buck and other dogs like him when, in the fall of 1897, men began rushing into the Klondike where gold had been discovered.
________ 2. Judge Miller’s place in Santa Clara Valley where Buck was born was a large estate with a big house, stables, pastures, orchards, servants and other dogs.
________ 3. Buck was king over all the creatures of Judge Miller’s place, but he rarely came into contact with the Judge or any of his family.
________ 4. The offspring of a St. Bernard and a Scotch shepherd, Buck kept his one hundred forty pounds in good condition by hunting and other outdoor delights.
________ 5. During his four years on Judge Miller’s property, Buck lived the life of an aristocrat, and he had a fine pride in himself.
________ 6. Manuel, one of the gardener’s helpers, stole Buck one night while the Judge was away and sold him for gambling money.
________ 7. Consumed with pain and terror, Buck didn’t confront his tormentors when they filed the heavy brass collar from his neck and flung him into a cage-like crate.
________ 8. During his journey inside the crate, Buck ignored his tormentors and gratefully accepted the food he was offered.
________ 9. By the time he was taken off the train at Seattle, Buck had turned into a raging fiend full of wrath; and even the Judge wouldn’t have recognized him.
________ 10. The man in the red sweater released Buck from his cage and beat him on the head with a club each time he charged, causing his coat to become flecked with blood.
________ 11. Buck soon learned that a man with a club was a lawgiver to be obeyed and a dog stood no chance against him.
________ 12. A French-Canadian named Perrault bought Buck, along with a Newfoundland named Curly, and he was taken away from Seattle on the Narwhal.
________ 13. Buck was never able to develop any affection or respect for Perrault and François, both of whom he considered no better than the man in the red shirt.
________ 14. A snow-white dog from Spitzbergen and a gloomy, morose dog called Dave were also aboard the Narwhal.
________ 15. On the deck of the Narwhal, Buck did not recognize the snow that fell through the air and lay like white mushy mud at his feet.
1 answer
________ 1. True
________ 2. True
________ 3. False
________ 4. True
________ 5. True
________ 6. True
________ 7. False
________ 8. False
________ 9. True
________ 10. True
________ 11. True
________ 12. True
________ 13. True
________ 14. False
________ 15. False
