Chapter 7: The Sounding of the Call Quiz — The Call of the Wild

What enables John Thornton to fund his expedition to find the lost mine?

• A loan from a bank in Dawson
• The sixteen hundred dollars Buck wins in a bet
• Selling furs from their trapping season
• Gold found in a previous claim

What do Thornton and his partners discover at the end of their wandering?

• The Lost Cabin described in legend
• An abandoned Hudson Bay Company trading post
• A shallow placer deposit with gold showing like yellow butter
• A river leading to the Pacific coast

Why does Buck turn back after running with the timber wolf?

• The wolf attacks him
• He is injured and cannot keep pace
• He remembers John Thornton when they stop to drink
• He hears Thornton calling him from the camp

How long does Buck spend hunting the bull moose before bringing it down?

• One day and one night
• Two days
• Four days
• A full week

What clue first tells Buck that something is wrong at camp?

• He hears gunshots echoing through the valley
• He smells smoke from a large fire
• The birds have fled and the forest is in "pregnant silence"
• He finds one of the sled dogs running toward him

Who is the first person Buck kills in his attack on the Yeehats?

• A young hunter with a spear
• A warrior guarding the camp perimeter
• The chief of the Yeehats
• A scout tracking through the forest

How does Buck know that John Thornton is dead?

• He finds Thornton's body lying by the fire pit
• He follows Thornton's scent to a deep pool from which no trace leads away
• Pete tells him before dying
• The Yeehats carry Thornton's belongings

What happens when Buck first confronts the entire wolf pack?

• He immediately submits and joins them
• He runs from them into the creek bed
• He fights them to a standstill, then recognizes his wild brother among them
• He howls and they accept him without a fight

Buck discovers an ancient flintlock rifle inside a ruined hunting lodge during the expedition.

Buck kills a large black bear while wandering alone in the wilderness beyond the divide.

In "Buck's pertinacity was rewarded," what does "pertinacity" most closely mean?

• Physical strength and agility
• Stubborn, persistent determination
• Aggressive, threatening behavior
• Cautious and careful approach

When London writes that the wolves drew back "discomfited," he means they were:

• Physically exhausted and overheated
• Defeated and discouraged
• Regrouping for a stronger attack
• Confused by an unfamiliar scent

The closing poem mentions "brumal sleep." What does "brumal" refer to?

• Dreamlike or surreal
• Related to winter or cold dormancy
• Deeply unconscious or comatose
• Caused by injury or trauma