1. Call of the Wild
SAC 1 Answers

2. Chapter 1
Where did Buck live until he was four years old?
Santa Clara Valley, California, with Mr. Miller and his family
2 Why did Manuel steal Buck from Mr. Miller?
He needed money for his large family
3 How did the fat man make Buck obey him?
He hit him many times with his club
4 Who bought Buck?
Perrault
5 How did Buck travel from Seattle to the north?
(at the bottom of) the ship/ by boat
6 How many other dogs traveled with Buck?
Three dogs (Curly, Spitz and Dave)
7 What was the soft white thing that fell from the air?
snow

3. Chapter 2 1 HOW… was Curly killed
Chapter 2 1 HOW… was Curly killed? One dog attacked her, and many other dogs jumped on her 2 HOW did Buck learn to work in a harness? By watching other dogs 3 WHAT did Perrault have to take to Dawson City? Important letters and official papers 4 HOW did the dogs sleep in the snow? They dug holes in the snow 5 WHAT did Dave do to Buck when he pulled the wrong way? Dave bit his leg lightly 6 WHAT did the dogs eat? 500 (750 for Buck) grams of dried fish a day

4. Chapter 3 1 Spitz often tried to start a fight with Buck
Chapter 3 1 Spitz often tried to start a fight with Buck. TRUE_______________________________________________ 2 The Indian dogs fought because they were angry. FALSE – because they were hungry 3 Perrault fell through the ice twelve times. TRUE_________________________________________________ 4 Buck had hard feet. FALSE – His feet were soft 5 Dolly saved Buck when Francois tried to kill him. FALSE – Francois saved Buck when Dolly tried to kill him 6 Buck wanted to be lead dog. TRUE______________________________________________ 7 Spitz broke Buck’s front legs. FALSE – Buck broke Spitz’s front legs 8 When Spitz fell down, sixty dogs jumped on him.

5. Chapter 4 The answers for this exercise are optional – it’s about your guess! 1 Buck becomes the new leader. Y / N 2 The team works harder after Spitz dies. Y / N 3 Francois and Perrault sell Buck. Y / N 4 The dogs rest for two weeks after their next journey. Y / N 5 Someone shoots one of the dogs. Y / N 6 Buck runs away. Y / N