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The Call of the Wild Answer Key

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Who you talkin' 'bout, Willis?
#1

He is a callow 19/20 -year-old with a revolver

Who is Hal?

#2

He is a middle-aged man with a mustache - which hides his dropping lip.

Who is Charles?

#3

He is an experienced dog who primarily eats and sleeps. He just wants to be left alone.

Who is Dave?

#4

He is a good-natured 1/2 bloodhound, 1/2 deerhound at Thornton's camp.

Who is Nib?

#5

He is the angry one. He is blind in one eye and wants to be left alone.

Who is Sol-leks?

Who owned that pooch?
#1

This character is very prissy and lets their selfishness get in the way of good dog ownership.

Who is Mercedes?

#2

This is Buck's original owner.

Who is Judge Miller?

#3

This character was also known the the "dog breaker."

Who is the man in the red sweater?

#4

This dog owner continually beats their dogs into submission.

Who is Hal?

#5

This owner purchased Buck from the "dog breaker."

Who is Perrault?

Word on the street
#1

Incapable of being touched.

What is intangible?

#2

One who is new at something.

What is a tenderfoot?

#3

To feel or act superior.

What is imperiously?

#4

One who wastes time; avoid work by feigning illness.

What is a malingerer?

#5

To do or say something with evil intention.

What is diabolically?

"D" to the tails
#1

He is the author of "The Call of the Wild."

Who is Jack London?

#2

"The Call of the Wild" is told in this point of view.

What is limited third person, through the eyes of a dog?

#3

This is the historical event "The Call of the Wild" is based upon.

What is the Klondike Gold Rush?

#4

Buck becomes lead dog for his first Northland owners after he does this.

What is kill Spitz and refuse to take any other position.

#5

"He was beaten (he knew that); but he was not ________."

What is broken?

Characters, Part deux
#1

He is an evil-tempered man who is attacked by Buck after he hits John Thornton.

Who is "Black" Burton?

#2

This character is an Irish Setter at Thornton's camp who tends to Buck's injuries.

Who is Skeet?

#3

This character saves Buck from being killed when he refuses to pull a sled into forthcoming doom.

Who is John Thornton?

#4

This character is a treacherously friendly underhanded/pawed white dog.

Who is Spitz?

#5

This character is a good natured Newfoundland purchased by Perrault.

Who is Curly?

Final Question

This is Bucks most significant transformation within the novel, "The Call of the Wild."

What is becomes a powerful and respected leader of wolves?