Read this sentence from Chapter One of Jack London’s The Call of the Wild.

For two days and nights this express car was dragged along at the tail of shrieking locomotives; and for two days and nights Buck neither ate nor drank.

What is a good prediction question to ask after reading this sentence?

Where are the strangers taking Buck?
What has caused Buck’s loss of appetite?
Where do the passengers ride on the train?
What other cargo is the train transporting?

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A good prediction question to ask after reading that sentence would be: Where are the strangers taking Buck?

This question invites readers to think about the context and the events surrounding Buck's journey, encouraging them to make inferences about the story's plot and Buck's fate.