The Call of the Wild Chapter 3 Quiz

The Call of the Wild Chapter 3 questions

The answers and an explanation for each question appear as you play, and on the answer-key page of the printout.

1. Which dog becomes Buck's great enemy?
   Dave, the wheel dog · Spitz, the lead dog · Sol-leks, the one-eyed husky · Billee, the good-natured husky
2. How does the rivalry between Buck and Spitz end?
   Buck kills Spitz in a fight to the death · Spitz is sold to another team · Perrault shoots Spitz for disobedience · Spitz runs off with a wolf pack
3. How does Buck undermine Spitz's leadership before their fight?
   He steals food from the drivers · He refuses to wear the harness · He hides on the trail at night · He openly shields dogs Spitz tries to punish
4. 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
5. The chapter is called 'The Dominant Primordial Beast'. What is growing in Buck?
   His loyalty to his masters · His ancient wild nature · His fear of the other dogs · His longing for California

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Original questions written for Pagine. Quotations are from the public-domain text.