The Call of the Wild Chapter 5 Quiz

The Call of the Wild Chapter 5 questions

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

1. Who buys the worn-out team?
   John Thornton and his partners · Perrault and François again · A band of Yeehat hunters · Hal, Charles and Mercedes
2. What makes Hal, Charles and Mercedes so dangerous to the dogs?
   Their cruelty for its own sake · Their plan to sell the dogs for meat · Their ignorance and selfishness on the trail · Their speed in reaching Dawson
3. What warning does John Thornton give the party?
   That wolves are tracking the team · That the river ice is about to break up · That the trail ahead is snowed in · That Buck is sick and must rest
4. Why does Buck refuse to get up when Hal beats him?
   He senses disaster waiting on the ice ahead · He is too angry at Hal to obey · He wants to stay with Thornton's dogs · He has broken a leg on the trail
5. 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

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