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________ 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.

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Here are the best choices for each blank based on the context of Buck's journey and experiences in "The Call of the Wild":

  1. (B) sat outside the camp and howled for the return of the wolf, refusing to leave Thornton’s side even for an hour.

  2. (A) might well have caused him to be mistaken for a gigantic wolf, larger than the largest of the breed.

  3. (B) patiently and repeatedly attacking it over a period of four days.

  4. (A) Thornton, his partners, and the other dogs had been attacked and killed by Yeehats.

  5. (B) ripped the throats of the Yeehats, causing them to flee in terror from what they proclaimed an Evil Spirit.

These choices reflect Buck's transformation and the relationships he forms throughout the story.