Question
Lesson 10: Chapter 7- The Sounding of the Call
Write the letter of the correct answer in the blank before each question or highlight the correct answer.
________ 1. John Thornton along with his partners, Buck, and six other dogs were able to journey into the east in search of a fabled lost mine because
(A) Buck had earned sixteen hundred dollars for Thornton,
(B) Thornton was confident that he and Buck could succeed where others had failed,
(C) Thornton used part of the money Buck had won to purchase a map he believed to be authentic.
________ 2. Many men had sought the fabled lost mine, few found it, and
(A) the stories of its location changed over time so that no one really knew where to search,
(B) John Thornton was unafraid of the wild and certain he could find the treasure,
(C) more than a few men never returned from their quest to possess its riches.
________ 3. To Buck the trip was
(A) a reminder of the hardships of his recent past,
(B) a boundless delight of hunting, fishing, and wandering through strange places,
(C) an experience much like his life on Judge Miller’s estate.
________ 4. Sometimes Buck
(A) sat before the fire at night resisting the urge to follow his visions into the forest to hunt with the wild things that lived there,
(B) left the camp to run through the forest and open spaces seeking the mysterious something that called, looking for it as if it were a tangible thing,
(C) thought he could catch a glimpse of the short-legged hairy man bounding through the forest.
________ 5. When Buck pursued the timber wolf whose howling awakened him and drew him into the forest, the animal
(A) turned and attacked Buck the moment he spotted him in the clearing,
(B) ran from Buck’s friendly overtures and disappeared into a thicket of trees and tangled underbrush,
(C) realized after being pursued by Buck that the dog, three times his size, intended no harm and finally sniffed noses with him.
________ 6. After two days, the call again beckoned to Buck, and he
(A) wandered daily into the woods, patiently searching and waiting for the return of his wild brother,
(B) sat outside the camp and howled for the return of the wolf, refusing to leave Thornton’s side even for an hour,
(C) took to wandering and staying away from camp for days, killing his own food and surviving triumphantly.
________ 7. Except for a few markings on his coat, Buck’s prideful appearance and movements
(A) might well have caused him to be mistaken for a gigantic wolf, larger than the largest of the breed,
(B) had taken on that of a phantom, moving in the shadows and never quite revealing itself as anything recognizable,
(C) had diminished into the lean, compact shape of a thing born into the wild.
________ 8. Buck brought down a large, wounded bull moose by
(A) stampeding the herd over an ice cliff,
(B) patiently and repeatedly attacking it over a period of four days,
(C) patiently following the herd until the feathered arrow in its side weakened it.
________ 9. When he returned to camp after killing the moose, Buck found that
(A) Thornton, his partners, and the other dogs had been attacked and killed by Yeehats,
(B) Thornton and the camp were under attack by a pack of savage wolves, and only Hans remained alive,
(C) men and dogs had disappeared, leaving John Thornton’s body and the gold behind.
________ 10. Because of his great love for John Thornton, Buck lost his head and
(A) savagely killed every wolf in the pack, forgetting his kinship with them,
(B) ripped the throats of the Yeehats, causing them to flee in terror from what they proclaimed an Evil Spirit,
(C) destroyed what was left of the camp in his frenzy to find Thornton.
________ 11. Buck realized that without their arrows and spears and clubs, men
(A) were no match at all and easy to kill,
(B) were the same savages as the wolves and other animals living in the wild,
(C) are still to be feared and avoided.
________ 12. With the death of John Thornton
(A) Buck’s great heart was broken, and his only comfort was the call of the wild,
(B) the last tie that bound him to Man was broken,
(C) Buck lost all memory of his former life as a servant of Man.
________ 13. When the wolves sat down, pointed their noses at the moon, and howled, Buck
(A) followed the sound to find his way back to the pack,
(B) sat down and howled with them,
(C) understood that he would be wild and alone for the rest of his life.
________ 14. Which of the following is NOT true in the continuation of Buck’s story? The Yeehats
(A) noted a change in the markings of some timber wolves,
(B) told of a Ghost Dog that ran at the head of the wolf pack, robbed their traps, and killed their dogs,
(C) went on ceremonial hunts in pursuit of the Ghost Dog which they considered an evil spirit.
________ 15. The Yeehats would not enter a certain valley following the movement of the moose because
(A) it was the home of hundreds of vicious wolves,
(B) no hunter who entered ever emerged alive,
(C) they believed that an Evil Spirit lived there.
Write the letter of the correct answer in the blank before each question or highlight the correct answer.
________ 1. John Thornton along with his partners, Buck, and six other dogs were able to journey into the east in search of a fabled lost mine because
(A) Buck had earned sixteen hundred dollars for Thornton,
(B) Thornton was confident that he and Buck could succeed where others had failed,
(C) Thornton used part of the money Buck had won to purchase a map he believed to be authentic.
________ 2. Many men had sought the fabled lost mine, few found it, and
(A) the stories of its location changed over time so that no one really knew where to search,
(B) John Thornton was unafraid of the wild and certain he could find the treasure,
(C) more than a few men never returned from their quest to possess its riches.
________ 3. To Buck the trip was
(A) a reminder of the hardships of his recent past,
(B) a boundless delight of hunting, fishing, and wandering through strange places,
(C) an experience much like his life on Judge Miller’s estate.
________ 4. Sometimes Buck
(A) sat before the fire at night resisting the urge to follow his visions into the forest to hunt with the wild things that lived there,
(B) left the camp to run through the forest and open spaces seeking the mysterious something that called, looking for it as if it were a tangible thing,
(C) thought he could catch a glimpse of the short-legged hairy man bounding through the forest.
________ 5. When Buck pursued the timber wolf whose howling awakened him and drew him into the forest, the animal
(A) turned and attacked Buck the moment he spotted him in the clearing,
(B) ran from Buck’s friendly overtures and disappeared into a thicket of trees and tangled underbrush,
(C) realized after being pursued by Buck that the dog, three times his size, intended no harm and finally sniffed noses with him.
________ 6. After two days, the call again beckoned to Buck, and he
(A) wandered daily into the woods, patiently searching and waiting for the return of his wild brother,
(B) sat outside the camp and howled for the return of the wolf, refusing to leave Thornton’s side even for an hour,
(C) took to wandering and staying away from camp for days, killing his own food and surviving triumphantly.
________ 7. Except for a few markings on his coat, Buck’s prideful appearance and movements
(A) might well have caused him to be mistaken for a gigantic wolf, larger than the largest of the breed,
(B) had taken on that of a phantom, moving in the shadows and never quite revealing itself as anything recognizable,
(C) had diminished into the lean, compact shape of a thing born into the wild.
________ 8. Buck brought down a large, wounded bull moose by
(A) stampeding the herd over an ice cliff,
(B) patiently and repeatedly attacking it over a period of four days,
(C) patiently following the herd until the feathered arrow in its side weakened it.
________ 9. When he returned to camp after killing the moose, Buck found that
(A) Thornton, his partners, and the other dogs had been attacked and killed by Yeehats,
(B) Thornton and the camp were under attack by a pack of savage wolves, and only Hans remained alive,
(C) men and dogs had disappeared, leaving John Thornton’s body and the gold behind.
________ 10. Because of his great love for John Thornton, Buck lost his head and
(A) savagely killed every wolf in the pack, forgetting his kinship with them,
(B) ripped the throats of the Yeehats, causing them to flee in terror from what they proclaimed an Evil Spirit,
(C) destroyed what was left of the camp in his frenzy to find Thornton.
________ 11. Buck realized that without their arrows and spears and clubs, men
(A) were no match at all and easy to kill,
(B) were the same savages as the wolves and other animals living in the wild,
(C) are still to be feared and avoided.
________ 12. With the death of John Thornton
(A) Buck’s great heart was broken, and his only comfort was the call of the wild,
(B) the last tie that bound him to Man was broken,
(C) Buck lost all memory of his former life as a servant of Man.
________ 13. When the wolves sat down, pointed their noses at the moon, and howled, Buck
(A) followed the sound to find his way back to the pack,
(B) sat down and howled with them,
(C) understood that he would be wild and alone for the rest of his life.
________ 14. Which of the following is NOT true in the continuation of Buck’s story? The Yeehats
(A) noted a change in the markings of some timber wolves,
(B) told of a Ghost Dog that ran at the head of the wolf pack, robbed their traps, and killed their dogs,
(C) went on ceremonial hunts in pursuit of the Ghost Dog which they considered an evil spirit.
________ 15. The Yeehats would not enter a certain valley following the movement of the moose because
(A) it was the home of hundreds of vicious wolves,
(B) no hunter who entered ever emerged alive,
(C) they believed that an Evil Spirit lived there.
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________ 1. John Thornton along with his partners, Buck, and six other dogs were able to journey into the east in search of a fabled lost mine because
**(C)** Thornton used part of the money Buck had won to purchase a map he believed to be authentic.
________ 2. Many men had sought the fabled lost mine, few found it, and
**(C)** more than a few men never returned from their quest to possess its riches.
________ 3. To Buck the trip was
**(B)** a boundless delight of hunting, fishing, and wandering through strange places.
________ 4. Sometimes Buck
**(B)** left the camp to run through the forest and open spaces seeking the mysterious something that called, looking for it as if it were a tangible thing.
________ 5. When Buck pursued the timber wolf whose howling awakened him and drew him into the forest, the animal
**(B)** ran from Buck’s friendly overtures and disappeared into a thicket of trees and tangled underbrush.
________ 6. After two days, the call again beckoned to Buck, and he
**(C)** took to wandering and staying away from camp for days, killing his own food and surviving triumphantly.
________ 7. Except for a few markings on his coat, Buck’s prideful appearance and movements
**(A)** might well have caused him to be mistaken for a gigantic wolf, larger than the largest of the breed.
________ 8. Buck brought down a large, wounded bull moose by
**(A)** stampeding the herd over an ice cliff.
________ 9. When he returned to camp after killing the moose, Buck found that
**(A)** Thornton, his partners, and the other dogs had been attacked and killed by Yeehats.
________ 10. Because of his great love for John Thornton, Buck lost his head and
**(B)** ripped the throats of the Yeehats, causing them to flee in terror from what they proclaimed an Evil Spirit.
________ 11. Buck realized that without their arrows and spears and clubs, men
**(A)** were no match at all and easy to kill.
________ 12. With the death of John Thornton
**(B)** the last tie that bound him to Man was broken.
________ 13. When the wolves sat down, pointed their noses at the moon, and howled, Buck
**(B)** sat down and howled with them.
________ 14. Which of the following is NOT true in the continuation of Buck’s story? The Yeehats
**(A)** noted a change in the markings of some timber wolves.
________ 15. The Yeehats would not enter a certain valley following the movement of the moose because
**(B)** no hunter who entered ever emerged alive.
Feel free to ask if you have any more questions or need further assistance!
________ 1. John Thornton along with his partners, Buck, and six other dogs were able to journey into the east in search of a fabled lost mine because
**(C)** Thornton used part of the money Buck had won to purchase a map he believed to be authentic.
________ 2. Many men had sought the fabled lost mine, few found it, and
**(C)** more than a few men never returned from their quest to possess its riches.
________ 3. To Buck the trip was
**(B)** a boundless delight of hunting, fishing, and wandering through strange places.
________ 4. Sometimes Buck
**(B)** left the camp to run through the forest and open spaces seeking the mysterious something that called, looking for it as if it were a tangible thing.
________ 5. When Buck pursued the timber wolf whose howling awakened him and drew him into the forest, the animal
**(B)** ran from Buck’s friendly overtures and disappeared into a thicket of trees and tangled underbrush.
________ 6. After two days, the call again beckoned to Buck, and he
**(C)** took to wandering and staying away from camp for days, killing his own food and surviving triumphantly.
________ 7. Except for a few markings on his coat, Buck’s prideful appearance and movements
**(A)** might well have caused him to be mistaken for a gigantic wolf, larger than the largest of the breed.
________ 8. Buck brought down a large, wounded bull moose by
**(A)** stampeding the herd over an ice cliff.
________ 9. When he returned to camp after killing the moose, Buck found that
**(A)** Thornton, his partners, and the other dogs had been attacked and killed by Yeehats.
________ 10. Because of his great love for John Thornton, Buck lost his head and
**(B)** ripped the throats of the Yeehats, causing them to flee in terror from what they proclaimed an Evil Spirit.
________ 11. Buck realized that without their arrows and spears and clubs, men
**(A)** were no match at all and easy to kill.
________ 12. With the death of John Thornton
**(B)** the last tie that bound him to Man was broken.
________ 13. When the wolves sat down, pointed their noses at the moon, and howled, Buck
**(B)** sat down and howled with them.
________ 14. Which of the following is NOT true in the continuation of Buck’s story? The Yeehats
**(A)** noted a change in the markings of some timber wolves.
________ 15. The Yeehats would not enter a certain valley following the movement of the moose because
**(B)** no hunter who entered ever emerged alive.
Feel free to ask if you have any more questions or need further assistance!