The Call of the Wild Challenge Quiz
The Call of the Wild by Jack London · 9 multiple-choice questions with answers · about 7 min
Test your knowledge of The Call of the Wild with 9 challenge questions with answers and explanations — the hardest questions — exam-style thinking. Ideal for revision once you have read the whole novel.
The hardest questions — exam-style thinking. Drawn from the whole novel — contains spoilers.
Skills tested: Theme, Inference · Difficulty: Challenge
The Call of the Wild Challenge questions
The answers and an explanation for each question appear as you play, and on the answer-key page of the printout.
- What does the novel's opening suggest about civilisation?
It always protects the weak from harm · It is stronger than any natural instinct · It exists only in great cities · It is a thin layer easily stripped away
- What does the chapter title 'The Law of Club and Fang' sum up?
The North is ruled by fair laws · Dogs and men live as equals there · Survival in the North depends on force · Only the club, not fangs, matters
- What gives Buck the advantage over Spitz in the final fight?
He is simply much larger and heavier · Perrault helps him with a heavy club · He fights with imagination as well as instinct · Spitz is already badly injured that day
- Why does the team run better under Buck than under Spitz?
Buck lets every dog do just as it likes · Buck enforces discipline and the team pulls as one · The drivers give them far more food · The trail is much easier than before
- What does the fate of Hal's party suggest?
Luck alone decides who lives in the North · Hard work always brings success · Kindness is punished in the wild · Those who ignore nature's rules do not survive
- After the pull, a rich man offers to buy Buck. What does Thornton's answer show?
He is holding out for more money · He plans to sell Buck in spring · He fears Buck would obey no other · Their bond is beyond any price
- Where does Buck finally belong at the end of the novel?
Back in California with the Judge · With a new master in Dawson · With the wolf pack, as a legend · Alone at Thornton's empty camp
- How does the novel present Buck's change across the book?
As a fall from goodness into evil · As a return to his ancestral wild nature · As a dream from which he wakes · As a training in obedience
- What does the novel suggest about morality in the wild?
It is the same everywhere · It bends to the needs of survival · It belongs only to humans · It grows stronger in hardship
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Original questions written for Pagine. Quotations are from the public-domain text.
Frequently asked questions
Is this The Call of the Wild Challenge quiz free?
Yes. All 9 questions are free with answers and explanations. Play online with instant feedback, or print it as a test with an answer key — no sign-up needed.
What does the The Call of the Wild Challenge quiz cover?
9 challenge questions drawn from every part of The Call of the Wild. The hardest questions — exam-style thinking. It tests theme, inference at challenge level.
Does it contain spoilers?
Yes — it draws on the whole novel, including the ending.
Can I use it with a class?
Yes. Print it with the answer key for a reading check, homework or revision lesson, or share the link so students can take it online.
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