English Quickchecks Unit 3

a meat-eating devil

At the end of The Call of the Wild, Buck could be described as a carnivorous fiend. What does this mean?

dialect

"Dat Buck! He fight like two devils" is an example of ______

old

Complete the following analogy: Weazened is to wrinkled as ancient is to ____

She wanted to bring all the comforts normally found on the sleeping car of a train.

In the Call of the Wild, Mercedes wanted to pack the amenities of a Pullman. What does this mean?

Buck was returning to his ancient instinctual roots.

Why does the author of The Call of the Wild describe Buck's progress as "retrogression"?

by steamship

How did the gold get to California?

conflict

The plot of a story centers on _____

fastidious

A person who demonstrates high standards, such as in doing a homework assignment meticulously, could be described as ______

The team was more unified.

According to the Call of the Wild, as new lead dog, Buck improved the solidarity of the team. What does this mean?

It was happy and easy.

According to the Call of the Wild, what can you conclude about Buck's life in the Santa Clara Valley?

progeny

Choose the appropriate vocabulary word from The Call of the Wild to fill in the black in the following sentence: "Buck often went on walks, swam, or played with Judge Miller's______."

convalescence

Fill in the blank with the appropriate vocabulary word from The Call of the Wild. "After John Thornton's inquiry, he was left at a cabin to complete his _______."

solidarity

Fill in the blank with the appropriate vocabulary word. "The volleyball team disobeyed remarkable ______through the support and encouragement voiced by the players."

third person omniscient

From what point of view is the Call of the Wild told?

2 tons

How much gold, arriving in San Francisco, triggered the gold rush?

a wounded moose

In Call of the Wild, Buck tracked one particularly large quarry for days in the wilderness. What was it?

He dreamt of a prehistoric man.

In Call of the Wild, what did Buck often have visions of by the campfire?

They died by drowning in a freezing river.

In Call of the Wild, what happened to Charles, Hal, and Mercedes?

a wild wolf

In Call of the Wild, whom or what did Buck meet in the wilderness in one of his times of roaming?

because Buck refused to mush

In Call of the Wild, why was Hal beating Buck?

Pike disobeyed by refusing to wake up and caused Spitz to punish him.

In the Call of the Wild, Pike's insubordination in shirking his duties precipitated discipline from Spitz. What does this mean.

The crowd thought it seemed like magic.

In the Call of the Wild, before Buck attempted to break out the frozen 1,000 pound sled load, John Thornton whispered to him, "As you love me." Why did this seem like a conjuration to the crown?

rabies

In the Call of the Wild, to what was Buck's kidnapper referring when he said, "If I don't get the hydrophoby--"?

Buck won a bet for John Thornton

In the Call of the Wild, what exploit did Buck accomplish that made John Thornton jubilant?

He became the leader of a pack of wild wolves

In the Call of the Wild, when Buck finally answered the "call of the wild", what did he do?

Dave

In the Call of the Wild, which dog becomes too weak and has to be killed?

He was kidnapped by a gardener and sold to cover gambling debts.

In the Call of the Wild, why did Buck end up in the Yukon Territory?

false

True or False: Jack London never actually stepped foot north of California.

False

True or false: Although Jack London lived to a relatively old age, his works did not enjoy popularity until after his death.

false

True or false: In the Call of the Wild, it was easy for Buck to save John Thornton from drowning because of his valor and strength.

the time and place of a story

What are the salient details of setting?

theme

What can often be phrased as a short truth?

Buck and Spitz have a final confrontation.

What climax is reached in Chapter 3 of The Call of the Wild?

commanding

What does peremptory mean?

a story's central idea

What is a theme?

dialect

What is the literary element called that describes how Francois and Perrault speak in the Call of the Wild?

John Thornton

What new character is introduced in the end of Chapter 5 in the Call of the Wild?

Third person omniscient

What type of point of view is used in The Call of the Wild?

point of view

Which of the following is NOT an element of plot?

Cruelty to animals is wrong.

Which of the following is NOT one of the themes of Call of the Wild?

Love is blind.

Which of the following is NOT one of the themes of the Call of the Wild?

exposition

Which of the following is NOT part of character development?

a universal idea communicated in a story

Which of the following is a definition of theme?

"Well, that was fun," he said after his bitter defeat.

Which of the following is an example of irony?

social context and physical traits

Which of the following is important in creating a character in literature? Choose all that apply.