Chapter 5: The Toil of Trace and Trail Quiz — The Call of the Wild

How much does Buck weigh when the team arrives in Skaguay after the mail run?

• One hundred and forty pounds
• One hundred and fifteen pounds
• One hundred and twenty-five pounds
• Ninety pounds

What is the relationship between Hal, Charles, and Mercedes?

• Hal is Charles's son, and Mercedes is Hal's wife
• Charles is Mercedes's brother, and Hal is her husband
• Mercedes is Charles's wife and Hal's sister
• Hal and Charles are brothers, and Mercedes is Charles's daughter

Why does the sled tip over during the trio's first departure from Skaguay?

• The dogs deliberately run into a snowbank
• Mercedes falls off the sled and unbalances it
• The top-heavy sled goes over on a steep turn into the main street
• A runner snaps under the excessive weight

How many dogs are on the team when Hal and Charles finally depart Skaguay?

• Six
• Ten
• Fourteen
• Twelve

What is the first dog to die on the trail under Hal's ownership?

• Pike
• Billee
• Dub
• The Newfoundland

What does Hal trade his Colt's revolver for at the Five Fingers?

• A fresh team of dogs
• A few pounds of frozen horsehide from a toothless old squaw
• Extra firewood and blankets
• Passage on a river boat

What is John Thornton doing when Hal's party arrives at his camp?

• Cooking a meal over a campfire
• Repairing his sled harness
• Whittling an axe-handle from a stick of birch
• Chopping firewood near the riverbank

How does Thornton free Buck from the sled team?

• He unclips Buck's harness buckles
• He knocks Hal unconscious and unties Buck
• He cuts Buck's traces with two strokes of Hal's own hunting knife
• He bribes Hal with gold to release Buck

Mercedes secretly steals fish from the supply sacks to feed the dogs extra food.

John Thornton pulls out his own gun and threatens to shoot Hal to protect Buck.

In the sentence "It advertised his callowness--a callowness sheer and unutterable," what does "callowness" most nearly mean?

• Physical weakness and fragility
• Inexperience and immaturity
• Boldness and recklessness
• Dishonesty and cunning

What does "chaffering" mean in the sentence "Buck heard the chaffering, saw the money pass between the man and the Government agent"?

• Arguing loudly and angrily
• Whispering in secret
• Haggling or bargaining over a price
• Celebrating a completed deal

When London writes that Thornton "evinced no intention of getting out of the way," what does "evinced" mean?

• Concealed or hid
• Displayed or showed clearly
• Announced loudly
• Reluctantly considered