The Call of the Wild Plot recall Quiz
The Call of the Wild by Jack London · 15 multiple-choice questions with answers · about 12 min
Test your knowledge of The Call of the Wild with 15 plot recall questions with answers and explanations — quick check of what happens and when. Ideal for revision once you have read the whole novel.
Quick check of what happens and when. Drawn from the whole novel — contains spoilers.
Skills tested: Recall, Context · Difficulty: Easy, Standard
The answers and an explanation for each question appear as you play, and on the answer-key page of the printout.
- Where does Buck live before he is stolen?
A gold-mining camp on the Yukon River · A cattle ranch high in the Rocky Mountains · A farm on the coast of northern Oregon · Judge Miller's estate in the Santa Clara Valley
- Why does Manuel, the gardener's helper, sell Buck?
To buy medicine for his wife · Because the Judge ordered it · To pay his gambling debts · To win a bet on a dogfight
- What happens to Curly on the beach at Dyea?
She runs off into the wild · She is sold to a passing miner · She is killed by a pack of huskies · She becomes the new lead dog
- How does Buck learn to keep warm at night?
By digging a hole and sleeping under the snow · By sneaking into the men's warm tent · By curling up right beside the campfire · By sleeping in the blankets on the sled
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Who becomes Buck's beloved master?
Judge Miller · Hans the prospector · John Thornton · François the courier
- How much weight does Buck pull to win Thornton's bet?
Five hundred pounds of gold dust · A thousand pounds of flour on a sled · Two thousand pounds of timber · A loaded mail sled over a mile
- What happens to John Thornton?
He drowns in the river rapids · He is killed by Yeehat raiders · He dies of a winter fever · He returns home to California
- What does Buck do to the Yeehats?
He attacks them in a fury, killing several · He follows them to their village · He hides until they leave the camp · He leads them to Thornton's gold
- In what historical setting does the novel take place?
The Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s · The American Civil War · The building of the railroads · The California Gold Rush of 1849
- How does Spitz die?
Buck cripples him and the pack closes in · Perrault shoots him on the trail · He falls through river ice · He is killed by the Yeehats
Original questions written for Pagine. Quotations are from the public-domain text.
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