The Call of the Wild Chapter 4 Quiz

The Call of the Wild Chapter 4 questions

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

1. What position does Buck win after Spitz's death?
   Lead dog of the team · Wheel dog next to the sled · Guard dog for the camp · Hunting dog for the drivers
2. What happens to Perrault and François in this chapter?
   They are lost together in a blizzard · They sell Buck to Hal and Charles · They retire to a quiet cabin in Dawson · New orders call them away and Buck is handed on
3. How does Dave behave as he grows sick on the trail?
   He lies down and refuses to move at all · He turns and attacks Buck in his pain · He insists on staying in the traces until shot · He runs off into the woods to die alone
4. 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
5. What does the mail-train work begin to do to the dogs?
   Wear them down with endless heavy loads · Make them fat and lazy over winter · Turn them back into gentle pets · Teach them to obey without any clubs

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