Call of the Wild by Jack London
Study Guide
Chapter 1 Into the Primitive
What is Buck like at the beginning of the story? What does he look like? What is his
personality like?
What is the setting at the beginning of the story? Where does Buck live? What’s it like
there? Describe Judge Miller’s estate.
What happens to Buck? What is his “problem” at the beginning of the story (because of
Manuel)?
What happens to Buck later in Chapter 1? How has he changed? What did he learn?
Who owns him now? What are the new owners like?
Chapter 2 The Law of Club and Fang
What is Buck’s situation in Chapter 2?
What is the setting?
What happens to Curly during the chapter?
Spitz, Billy, Joe, Dave, Pike, and Sol-leks are other dogs on the team. What is each one
of these dogs like? Describe their personalities.
How does this change Buck? What did he learn?
Chapter 3 The Dominant Primordial Beast
What is the job that Francois and Perralt are doing? Where does this job take them?
What is going on between Buck and Spitz? Explain what they do to each other in this
chapter. Give examples from the book.
What happens in the end?
How has Buck changed? What did he learn?
Chapter 4 Who Has Won the Mastership
What do Francois and Perralt do at the beginning of this chapter? How does Buck feel
about it?
What happens during the course of the chapter with the lead position?
What happens to Dave during the chapter?
How has Buck changed? What did he learn? How did he feel about Dave?
Who is Buck dreaming about? What do you think this means?