Question
READ Chapter IV- “Who Has Won to Mastership” in The Call of the Wild by Jack London.
Write either Yes or No in the blank before each question.
________ 1. Were François and Perrault furious when they realized that Buck had killed Spitz?
________ 2. When they tried to harness him in his old place in front of Dave, did Buck run from François and Perrault for the better part of an hour?
________ 3. Did Buck allow himself to be harnessed only after François threw down his club and he was granted the lead-dog position?
________ 4. Did Buck show that he was superior to Spitz as a lead-dog and also excel in giving the law and making the rest of the team live up to it?
________ 5. Under Buck’s leadership, did the team recover its old-time solidarity?
________ 6. In their fourteen-day record run, had the dogs averaged forty miles a day when they entered Skaguay?
________ 7. Were Buck and his companions the only dog-team that started back over the weary trail to Dawson?
________ 8. Was the journey back to Dawson the same easy, record-breaking trip that Buck and the team made into Skaguay?
________ 9. Sleeping before the fire, did the memories of Buck’s heredity lead him back to visions of a man who did not stand erect and of great beasts of prey circling in the darkness?
________ 10. Since the beginning of the winter, had Buck and the other dogs traveled eighteen hundred miles?
________ 11. Was Buck, like the rest of the dogs, very tired?
________ 12. Were the men able to determine what was wrong with Dave when he became morose and irritable?
________ 13. Did the men consider it a mercy to allow Dave to die in the traces rather than break his heart by denying him the pride of his work?
________ 14. Did Dave die in the traces running in his usual place in front of the sled?
________ 15. When the revolver-shot rang out, were Buck and the other dogs unaware of what it meant?
Write either True or False in the blank before each statement.
________ 1. In less than five months the dogs had traveled twenty-five hundred miles with only five days’ rest during the last eighteen hundred miles, and they had no strength left when they reached the end of their journey.
________ 2. By the time Buck led his team into Skaguay, the number of men rushing into the Klondyke and the volume of mail the dogs were expected to deliver had dwindled considerably.
________ 3. Even in their worn-out condition, Buck and his mates brought a high price when they were sold to Hal and Charles four days after they came to Skaguay.
________ 4. Hal and Charles were very much like Perrault, François, and the hundreds of other men who had come to the Klondyke.
________ 5. The woman Mercedes was Charles’s wife and Hal’s sister.
________ 6. Mercedes was timid and quiet, taking no part in the breaking of camp and the packing of the sled.
________ 7. Men from a neighboring camp attempted to advise Hal and Charles as to the proper packing of their sled and the poor condition of their team, but with no success.
________ 8. Hal believed that the team’s failure to pull his sled was laziness that needed to be whipped out of them.
________ 9. On a steep slope on the path into main street, the sled turned over, and Buck and the team in a rage broke into a run dragging the sled behind them.
________ 10. Mercedes was finally able to cut the sled’s load in half, and Charles and Hal added six dogs to the team for a total of fourteen.
________ 11. The new dogs were experienced and co-operative teammates that Buck was able to teach quickly.
________ 12. The two men and the woman did not learn as they traveled, and they hastened the shortage of dog food by over-feeding the team.
________ 13. When the under-feeding came, Hal tried to compensate by decreasing the number of miles and hours he expected from the dogs each day.
________ 14. Mercedes’s persistence in riding on the sled was a last straw to the load being pulled by the weak and starving dogs.
________ 15. Though Buck and his six remaining teammates were no more than skeletons, the men continued to use the whip and club on them until the pain of the beatings was dull and distant.
________ 16. At his camp at the mouth of the White River, John Thornton warned Charles and Hal that the bottom was likely to drop out of the ice.
________ 17. When Buck refused to get up, Hal mercilessly beat the dog with his whip and club until the animal no longer felt the pain.
________ 18. John Thornton saved Buck by threatening to kill Hal if he struck the dog again.
________ 19. Thornton found that Buck was bruised and in a state of terrible starvation, but he had no broken bones.
________ 20. With the remaining four dogs limping and staggering to pull the sled, Thornton and Buck watched as Hal and the others safely disappeared beyond the horizon.
Write either Yes or No in the blank before each question.
________ 1. Were François and Perrault furious when they realized that Buck had killed Spitz?
________ 2. When they tried to harness him in his old place in front of Dave, did Buck run from François and Perrault for the better part of an hour?
________ 3. Did Buck allow himself to be harnessed only after François threw down his club and he was granted the lead-dog position?
________ 4. Did Buck show that he was superior to Spitz as a lead-dog and also excel in giving the law and making the rest of the team live up to it?
________ 5. Under Buck’s leadership, did the team recover its old-time solidarity?
________ 6. In their fourteen-day record run, had the dogs averaged forty miles a day when they entered Skaguay?
________ 7. Were Buck and his companions the only dog-team that started back over the weary trail to Dawson?
________ 8. Was the journey back to Dawson the same easy, record-breaking trip that Buck and the team made into Skaguay?
________ 9. Sleeping before the fire, did the memories of Buck’s heredity lead him back to visions of a man who did not stand erect and of great beasts of prey circling in the darkness?
________ 10. Since the beginning of the winter, had Buck and the other dogs traveled eighteen hundred miles?
________ 11. Was Buck, like the rest of the dogs, very tired?
________ 12. Were the men able to determine what was wrong with Dave when he became morose and irritable?
________ 13. Did the men consider it a mercy to allow Dave to die in the traces rather than break his heart by denying him the pride of his work?
________ 14. Did Dave die in the traces running in his usual place in front of the sled?
________ 15. When the revolver-shot rang out, were Buck and the other dogs unaware of what it meant?
Write either True or False in the blank before each statement.
________ 1. In less than five months the dogs had traveled twenty-five hundred miles with only five days’ rest during the last eighteen hundred miles, and they had no strength left when they reached the end of their journey.
________ 2. By the time Buck led his team into Skaguay, the number of men rushing into the Klondyke and the volume of mail the dogs were expected to deliver had dwindled considerably.
________ 3. Even in their worn-out condition, Buck and his mates brought a high price when they were sold to Hal and Charles four days after they came to Skaguay.
________ 4. Hal and Charles were very much like Perrault, François, and the hundreds of other men who had come to the Klondyke.
________ 5. The woman Mercedes was Charles’s wife and Hal’s sister.
________ 6. Mercedes was timid and quiet, taking no part in the breaking of camp and the packing of the sled.
________ 7. Men from a neighboring camp attempted to advise Hal and Charles as to the proper packing of their sled and the poor condition of their team, but with no success.
________ 8. Hal believed that the team’s failure to pull his sled was laziness that needed to be whipped out of them.
________ 9. On a steep slope on the path into main street, the sled turned over, and Buck and the team in a rage broke into a run dragging the sled behind them.
________ 10. Mercedes was finally able to cut the sled’s load in half, and Charles and Hal added six dogs to the team for a total of fourteen.
________ 11. The new dogs were experienced and co-operative teammates that Buck was able to teach quickly.
________ 12. The two men and the woman did not learn as they traveled, and they hastened the shortage of dog food by over-feeding the team.
________ 13. When the under-feeding came, Hal tried to compensate by decreasing the number of miles and hours he expected from the dogs each day.
________ 14. Mercedes’s persistence in riding on the sled was a last straw to the load being pulled by the weak and starving dogs.
________ 15. Though Buck and his six remaining teammates were no more than skeletons, the men continued to use the whip and club on them until the pain of the beatings was dull and distant.
________ 16. At his camp at the mouth of the White River, John Thornton warned Charles and Hal that the bottom was likely to drop out of the ice.
________ 17. When Buck refused to get up, Hal mercilessly beat the dog with his whip and club until the animal no longer felt the pain.
________ 18. John Thornton saved Buck by threatening to kill Hal if he struck the dog again.
________ 19. Thornton found that Buck was bruised and in a state of terrible starvation, but he had no broken bones.
________ 20. With the remaining four dogs limping and staggering to pull the sled, Thornton and Buck watched as Hal and the others safely disappeared beyond the horizon.
Answers
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Here are the answers to your questions:
**Yes or No:**
Yes 1. Were François and Perrault furious when they realized that Buck had killed Spitz?
No 2. When they tried to harness him in his old place in front of Dave, did Buck run from François and Perrault for the better part of an hour?
Yes 3. Did Buck allow himself to be harnessed only after François threw down his club and he was granted the lead-dog position?
Yes 4. Did Buck show that he was superior to Spitz as a lead-dog and also excel in giving the law and making the rest of the team live up to it?
Yes 5. Under Buck’s leadership, did the team recover its old-time solidarity?
No 6. In their fourteen-day record run, had the dogs averaged forty miles a day when they entered Skaguay?
No 7. Were Buck and his companions the only dog-team that started back over the weary trail to Dawson?
No 8. Was the journey back to Dawson the same easy, record-breaking trip that Buck and the team made into Skaguay?
Yes 9. Sleeping before the fire, did the memories of Buck’s heredity lead him back to visions of a man who did not stand erect and of great beasts of prey circling in the darkness?
Yes 10. Since the beginning of the winter, had Buck and the other dogs traveled eighteen hundred miles?
Yes 11. Was Buck, like the rest of the dogs, very tired?
No 12. Were the men able to determine what was wrong with Dave when he became morose and irritable?
Yes 13. Did the men consider it a mercy to allow Dave to die in the traces rather than break his heart by denying him the pride of his work?
Yes 14. Did Dave die in the traces running in his usual place in front of the sled?
Yes 15. When the revolver-shot rang out, were Buck and the other dogs unaware of what it meant?
**True or False:**
True 1. In less than five months the dogs had traveled twenty-five hundred miles with only five days’ rest during the last eighteen hundred miles, and they had no strength left when they reached the end of their journey.
False 2. By the time Buck led his team into Skaguay, the number of men rushing into the Klondyke and the volume of mail the dogs were expected to deliver had dwindled considerably.
True 3. Even in their worn-out condition, Buck and his mates brought a high price when they were sold to Hal and Charles four days after they came to Skaguay.
False 4. Hal and Charles were very much like Perrault, François, and the hundreds of other men who had come to the Klondyke.
True 5. The woman Mercedes was Charles’s wife and Hal’s sister.
True 6. Mercedes was timid and quiet, taking no part in the breaking of camp and the packing of the sled.
True 7. Men from a neighboring camp attempted to advise Hal and Charles as to the proper packing of their sled and the poor condition of their team, but with no success.
True 8. Hal believed that the team’s failure to pull his sled was laziness that needed to be whipped out of them.
True 9. On a steep slope on the path into main street, the sled turned over, and Buck and the team in a rage broke into a run dragging the sled behind them.
False 10. Mercedes was finally able to cut the sled’s load in half, and Charles and Hal added six dogs to the team for a total of fourteen.
False 11. The new dogs were experienced and co-operative teammates that Buck was able to teach quickly.
True 12. The two men and the woman did not learn as they traveled, and they hastened the shortage of dog food by over-feeding the team.
False 13. When the under-feeding came, Hal tried to compensate by decreasing the number of miles and hours he expected from the dogs each day.
True 14. Mercedes’s persistence in riding on the sled was a last straw to the load being pulled by the weak and starving dogs.
True 15. Though Buck and his six remaining teammates were no more than skeletons, the men continued to use the whip and club on them until the pain of the beatings was dull and distant.
True 16. At his camp at the mouth of the White River, John Thornton warned Charles and Hal that the bottom was likely to drop out of the ice.
True 17. When Buck refused to get up, Hal mercilessly beat the dog with his whip and club until the animal no longer felt the pain.
True 18. John Thornton saved Buck by threatening to kill Hal if he struck the dog again.
True 19. Thornton found that Buck was bruised and in a state of terrible starvation, but he had no broken bones.
False 20. With the remaining four dogs limping and staggering to pull the sled, Thornton and Buck watched as Hal and the others safely disappeared beyond the horizon.
Please let me know if you need anything else!
**Yes or No:**
Yes 1. Were François and Perrault furious when they realized that Buck had killed Spitz?
No 2. When they tried to harness him in his old place in front of Dave, did Buck run from François and Perrault for the better part of an hour?
Yes 3. Did Buck allow himself to be harnessed only after François threw down his club and he was granted the lead-dog position?
Yes 4. Did Buck show that he was superior to Spitz as a lead-dog and also excel in giving the law and making the rest of the team live up to it?
Yes 5. Under Buck’s leadership, did the team recover its old-time solidarity?
No 6. In their fourteen-day record run, had the dogs averaged forty miles a day when they entered Skaguay?
No 7. Were Buck and his companions the only dog-team that started back over the weary trail to Dawson?
No 8. Was the journey back to Dawson the same easy, record-breaking trip that Buck and the team made into Skaguay?
Yes 9. Sleeping before the fire, did the memories of Buck’s heredity lead him back to visions of a man who did not stand erect and of great beasts of prey circling in the darkness?
Yes 10. Since the beginning of the winter, had Buck and the other dogs traveled eighteen hundred miles?
Yes 11. Was Buck, like the rest of the dogs, very tired?
No 12. Were the men able to determine what was wrong with Dave when he became morose and irritable?
Yes 13. Did the men consider it a mercy to allow Dave to die in the traces rather than break his heart by denying him the pride of his work?
Yes 14. Did Dave die in the traces running in his usual place in front of the sled?
Yes 15. When the revolver-shot rang out, were Buck and the other dogs unaware of what it meant?
**True or False:**
True 1. In less than five months the dogs had traveled twenty-five hundred miles with only five days’ rest during the last eighteen hundred miles, and they had no strength left when they reached the end of their journey.
False 2. By the time Buck led his team into Skaguay, the number of men rushing into the Klondyke and the volume of mail the dogs were expected to deliver had dwindled considerably.
True 3. Even in their worn-out condition, Buck and his mates brought a high price when they were sold to Hal and Charles four days after they came to Skaguay.
False 4. Hal and Charles were very much like Perrault, François, and the hundreds of other men who had come to the Klondyke.
True 5. The woman Mercedes was Charles’s wife and Hal’s sister.
True 6. Mercedes was timid and quiet, taking no part in the breaking of camp and the packing of the sled.
True 7. Men from a neighboring camp attempted to advise Hal and Charles as to the proper packing of their sled and the poor condition of their team, but with no success.
True 8. Hal believed that the team’s failure to pull his sled was laziness that needed to be whipped out of them.
True 9. On a steep slope on the path into main street, the sled turned over, and Buck and the team in a rage broke into a run dragging the sled behind them.
False 10. Mercedes was finally able to cut the sled’s load in half, and Charles and Hal added six dogs to the team for a total of fourteen.
False 11. The new dogs were experienced and co-operative teammates that Buck was able to teach quickly.
True 12. The two men and the woman did not learn as they traveled, and they hastened the shortage of dog food by over-feeding the team.
False 13. When the under-feeding came, Hal tried to compensate by decreasing the number of miles and hours he expected from the dogs each day.
True 14. Mercedes’s persistence in riding on the sled was a last straw to the load being pulled by the weak and starving dogs.
True 15. Though Buck and his six remaining teammates were no more than skeletons, the men continued to use the whip and club on them until the pain of the beatings was dull and distant.
True 16. At his camp at the mouth of the White River, John Thornton warned Charles and Hal that the bottom was likely to drop out of the ice.
True 17. When Buck refused to get up, Hal mercilessly beat the dog with his whip and club until the animal no longer felt the pain.
True 18. John Thornton saved Buck by threatening to kill Hal if he struck the dog again.
True 19. Thornton found that Buck was bruised and in a state of terrible starvation, but he had no broken bones.
False 20. With the remaining four dogs limping and staggering to pull the sled, Thornton and Buck watched as Hal and the others safely disappeared beyond the horizon.
Please let me know if you need anything else!