1. At the end of Chapter II of The Call of the Wild, what's meant by the phrase "The domesticated generations fell from him"?
A. Buck is learning to love a human being again.
B. Buck has lost a lot of hair in his fight with Spitz.
C. Buck longs to return home to the Judge's family.
D. Buck is losing his civilized characteristics.
2. The will to power is symbolized by
A. Buck's killing Spitz.
B. Buck's becoming friends with Thornton.
C. Hal's arguing with Charles.
D. Thornton's rifle.
3. Mercedes's luggage is a symbol of
A. her party's inexperience.
B. her domination.
C. civilization.
D. her selfishness.
4. In The Call of the Wild, when London writes about "what a puppet thing life is," it reflects the theme summarized in which of the following statements?
A. Every life is based on habit and instinct.
B. Each life pits mercy against nature.
C. Our lives are lived in response to our predetermined fate.
D. The course of a life is determined by pure chance.
5. What does the word mimetic tell us about the difference between novels and most of the literature of the 1800s?
A. The authors were new and unknown.
B. Novels were unique in trying to imitate real life.
C. Novels presented common things in new ways.
D. Novels present fantasy as reality.
6. Which one of the following words best describes Hal, Mercedes, and Charles?
A. Sensitive
B. Frightened
C. Prepared
D. Inexperienced
7. In The Call of the Wild, the bond between Buck and Thornton is best explained by observing that
A. dog and man were both in touch with their primordial nature.
B. Buck had helped Thornton pay off his debts.
C. dog and man were like mirror opposites.
D. Buck found Thornton fair and just; Thornton found Buck dependable.
8. The survival of the fittest is an idea promoted by
A. Karl Marx.
B. Charles Darwin.
C. Carl Jung.
D. Friedrich Nietzsche.
9. The death of Curly is an example of
A. the theory of evolution.
B. the law of club and fang.
C. the will to power.
D. racial unconsciousness.
10. In Buck's thinking, the "noblest" prey of all is
A. man.
B. a very fast rabbit.
C. another dog.
D. a moose.
11. If you consider The Call of the Wild to be an allegory, which one of the following statements would be true?
A. John Thornton represents the civilized world.
B. The book is a story about the need for socialism.
C. Judge Miller represents the primordial condition.
D. Buck represents some characteristic of humanity.
12. "After having lived with her for a year, Chad studied Marilou's eyes across the table, realizing he had never had a clue about what make her tick." This sentence from a hypothetical novel suggests what kind of narrative voice?
A. Third person imaginary
B. First person reporting
C. First person participant
D. Third person restricted omniscience
13. What happens the first time Buck is beaten?
A. He learns he has to obey men, but decides never to surrender inside.
B. He learns that he can't get away with stealing another dog's food.
C. He has his spirit as well as his body crushed.
D. He swears that he'll someday have his revenge on Spitz.
14. The purpose of the expedition Buck takes with Thornton and his partners is to
A. hunt for food.
B. find a new camp.
C. deliver mail.
D. search for a gold mine.
15. What breed of dog is Buck?
A. St. Bernard and Scotch shepherd mix
B. Husky
C. Husky and Scotch shepherd mix
D. St. Bernard
16. If an author is skillful at representing the point of view and attitudes of a hobo, a nurse, a corporate CEO, and a variety of other diverse characters, the author is demonstrating
A. the will to power.
B. first person reporting.
C. negative capability.
D. dramatic irony.
17. The Yukon is the main for this story.
A. setting
B. symbol
C. plot
D. genre
18. What word best describes the relationship between Buck and John Thornton?
A. Attachment
B. Friendship
C. Love
D. Trust
19. Upon the death of Spitz in The Call of the Wild, Francois and Perrault decide that the new sled-team leader should be
A. Sol-leks.
B. Dave.
C. Billee.
D. Buck.
20. At the end of chapter II of The Call of the Wild, Jack London writes, "In vague ways he remembered back to the youth of the breed." This statement is an example of
A. the racial unconscious.
B. survival of the fittest.
C. natural selection.
D. the will to power.