Call of the Wild, Chapter 4 Study Guide

What 3 changes occurred as a result of buck's leadership?

1. tone of team picks up 2.the team pulls as one dog 3.beats the record

How does Buck finally get the lead spot?

They finally realized that an hour had already passed, so they sucked it up and let him be the lead.

What happens to Perrault and Francois? What then happens to Buck?

They received new orders and had to leave the team, buck was not really affected by it just annoyed with the boring mail runs.

Why is dave shot by the scottish man?

b/c he couldn't help the team and he felt it would be best to kill him and not let him suffer any more than he has

Why do the drivers attend to the dogs first each night?

b/c if the dogs die, they will have no means of transportation, and they will eventually die b/c of this

Why does dave attempt to pull the sled even though he is weak and in pain

b/c it is dave's pride and joy, and it's all he's ever known. It would kill him anyway if he couldn't do the job

Why did the dog driver let dave pull the sled even though he knew it would kill him

b/c they want to let him die doing what he loves and "heart-easy and content''

Why does buck insist on being the lead dog?

because he feels like he earned it, having killed spitz it is his personality, wanting to be the leader.

Is buck's dream an instinct or something else?

bucks dream is instinct, b/c he would not know how to survive in the north unless it was instinct, b/c he would not know how to live there. It was a memory from his ancestors

Why does Francois harness Sol-leks as the lead dog after Spitz is killed?

Because, he did not see Buck standing there, and he felt that Sol-leks was the best lead dog left in the team

What kind of lead dog is Buck?

Buck is a good lead dog b/c he keeps everyone in order, is a quick thinker, is better than Spitz, and is good at keeping peace

What does Buck do to get the coveted position?

Buck refuses to go to his normal spot, and fights Sol-leks for it.