The Call of the Wild

1. The Call of the Wild Jeopardy

2. Jeopardy Final Jeopardy

3. Who is Buck’s owner in the Southland? Characters 100

4. Judge Miller Characters 100

5. Who first taught Buck the Law of the Club? Characters 200

6. The man in the red sweater Characters 200

7. Who are the two Frenchmen who deliver the mail in the Northland? Characters 300

8. Francois and Perrault Characters 300

9. ? ? Double Jeopardy If you get the answer correct, the point value for this question will be doubled! ? ?

10. Who are the three inadequate masters of Buck who don’t understand the ways of the Northland? Characters 400

11. Mercedes, Hal, and Charles Characters 400

12. Who is the man who bets Thornton that Buck cannot pull a thousand pounds? Characters 500

13. Matthewson Characters 500

14. What is the word that means “very evil or hateful; very dangerous?” Vocabulary 100

15. malignant Vocabulary 100

16. What is the word that means “about to occur; imminently threatening?” Vocabulary 200

17. impending Vocabulary 200

18. What is the word that means “disaster or tragedy?” Vocabulary 300

19. calamity Vocabulary 300

20. What is the word that means “sneakily, slyly, or secretly?” Vocabulary 400

21. stealthily Vocabulary 400

22. Name two of the vocabulary words that mean “most powerful.” Vocabulary 500

23. Formidable, dominant, or potent Vocabulary 500

24. At the beginning of the story, what is the setting of the story? Story Elements 100

25. Judge Miller’s plantation in the sun-kissed Santa Clara Valley in California; the Southland Story Elements 100

26. The genre of The Call of the Wild is: Story Elements 200

27. Fiction Story Elements 200

28. Who is the author of The Call of the Wild? Story Elements 300

29. Jack London Story Elements 300

30. What are John Thorton’s dying words? • “Answer the call, Buck.” • “If you loved me, kill the Yeehats.” • Never spoken on the page, as he’s killed while Buck is away. • “I wanted more for you, my friend.” Story Elements 400

31. C. Never spoken on the page, as he’s killed while Buck is away. Story Elements 400

32. In the final chapter, Buck struggles between what and what? (Name both of Buck’s choices.) Story Elements 500

33. The lure of the “call of the wild” • Buck’s love for John Thornton Story Elements 500

34. Who said, “You’ve learned your place, and I know mine. Be a good dog and all’ll go well…”? Who Said That? 100

35. The man in the red sweater Who Said That? 100

36. Who said, “You poor, poor dears. Why don’t you pull hard? Then you wouldn’t be whipped”? Who Said That? 200

37. Mercedes Who Said That? 200

38. Who said, “All de tam I watch dat Buck I know for sure. Listen: some fine day him get mad an’ den heem chew dat Spitz all up an’ spit heem out on de snow.” Who Said That? 300

39. Francois Who Said That? 300

40. ? ? Double Jeopardy If you get the answer correct, the point value for this question will be doubled! ? ?

41. Who said, “The lazy brutes, I’ll show them”? Who Said That? 400

42. Hal Who Said That? 400

43. Who said, “God! You can all but speak!”? Who Said That? 500

44. John Thornton Who Said That? 500

45. What is the scientific name for the Northern Lights? Miscellaneous 100

46. The Aurora Borealis Miscellaneous 100

47. What is London’s fanciful, fictional name for an Eskimo tribe? Miscellaneous 200

48. The Yeehats Miscellaneous 200

49. What is the term for an author’s generalization about a group? Miscellaneous 300

50. stereotype Miscellaneous 300