Call of the Wild by Jack London: Chapter I Quiz
1. Why didn’t Buck know that trouble was brewing for him and every other tide-water dog, strong
of muscle and with warm, long hair?
A.
B.
C.
D.
he did not watch TV
he did not read the newspapers
he did not attend Judge Millers hearings
he did not interact with other dogs
2. Who was Buck’s first owner?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Judge Miller
Manuel
Perrault
John Thornton
3. How did Buck stand out from the other dogs in Judge Miller's demesne?
A.
B.
C.
D.
he was a house-dog
he was a kennel dog
the whole realm was his
he was born there
4. Why did Buck only weigh one hundred and forty pounds even though his father was a St.
Bernards according to the narrator?
A.
B.
C.
D.
he was not fed enough
he had stunted growth
his gene’s activity was suppressed
His mother Shep, had been a Scotch shepherd dog
5. Which besetting sin did Manuel have according to the writer?
A.
B.
C.
D.
kidnapping dogs
battering his wife
he liked kindred outdoor delights
he loved to play Chinese lottery
6. Where did Buck imagine when Manuel and he went off through the orchard on the night of
Manuel’s treachery?
A.
B.
C.
D.
to the groomer
to hunt
on a stroll
to check on the boys
7. How had Buck known the sensation of riding in a baggage car?
A.
B.
C.
D.
he had traveled too often with Judge Miller
he had watched so many movies featuring traveling with pets
he often imagined himself riding in a baggage car
he often accompanied Alice and Mollie to visit their grandparents in Alaska
8. Where did the kidnapper tell the baggageman, who had been attracted by the sounds of the
struggle between Buck and the kidnapper, that he was taking Buck?
A.
B.
C.
D.
at a big house in the sun-kissed Santa Clara Valley
to a crack dog-doctor in Frisco
to the frozen North
to the Northland to be a sled dog
9. What would it be if the kidnapper didn’t get hydrophoby from Buck’s bite on his hand according
to the saloon-keeper?
A.
B.
C.
D.
because Buck was perfectly healthy
because his immune system was strong
because he was born to hang
because Buck is vaccinated
10. Why did Buck decide that the four men that entered the saloon-keepers shed and picked him up
in the crate were tormentors?
A.
B.
C.
D.
they were evil-looking creatures, ragged and unkempt
they only laughed when he stormed and raged at them through the bars
they did not feed him or give him water for two days and nights
they only laughed and poked sticks at him when stormed and raged at them through the bars
11. What caused Buck severe suffering and fanned his wrath to fever-pitch in the express car to
Seattle?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the outrage to his dignity
hunger
the inflammation of his parched and swollen throat and tongue
the lack of water
12. What did the man in the red sweater bring with him to pick Buck up?
A.
B.
C.
D.
a crate and a club
a collar and water
a hatchet and a club
a collar and a club
13. What was the man in the red sweater’s description for Buck?
A. strong of muscle and with warm, long hair
B. red-eyed devil
C. perfect for the frost
D. the master of the sled
14. Why did Buck continue charging at the man in the red sweater even after he was aware that it
was the club he had been struck with according to the narrator?
A. his madness knew caution
B. he had accumulated a fund of wrath that boded ill for whoever first fell foul of him
C. he was furiously anxious to go back to the judge’s big house in the sun-kissed Santa Clara
valley
D. he was determined to fight for his dignity to his last breath
15. From where did the man in the red sweater learn Buck’s name?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the express managers
Buck’s tag
the saloon-keeper’s letter
the driver who had delivered him from the wagon
16. What was Buck’s introduction to the reign of primitive law?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the man in the red sweater
Manuel
the rope
the club
17. What lesson was driven home by each brutal performance Buck looked at between the man with
the red sweater and other dogs who came in?
A. club was a revelation
B. a man with a club was lawgiver, a master to be obeyed, though not necessarily
conciliated
C. if you fail to obey the club, the struggle for mastery finally kills you
D. money is a root for evil
18. Who did Perrault work for?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the man in the red sweater
Curly
the Canadian Government
Francois
19. How were Perrault and Francois different from each other?
A. Perrault was a French-Canadian, and swarthy nut Francois was a French-Canadian
half-breed and twice as swarthy
B. Francois was a little weazened man but Perrault was a black-faced giant
C. Perrault was fair, calm in administering justice while Francois was picky and outrageous to
everyone
D. Francois was too wise in the way of dogs to be fooled by dogs while Perrault was new to the
whole experience
20. What did Dave show Curly plainly was all he desired according to the narrator?
A.
B.
C.
D.
to find a mate
to be the leader of the gift
to sleep peacefully
to be left alone
21. How did Buck and the other dogs know that a change was a stand when the propeller of the
Narwhal was quiet at last one morning according to the writer?
A. the weather had steadily grown colder
B. the Narwhal was pervaded with an atmosphere of excitement
C. the Narwhal had crossed Queen Charlotte Sound and rolled and pitched and bucked as a
thing possessed
D. Francois and Perrault suddenly became friendly