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Direct and Indirect Characterization in The Call of the Wild Answers

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Read this excerpt from The Call of the Wild.A Scotch half-breed took charge of him and his mates, and in company with a dozen other dog-teams he started back over the weary trail to Dawson. It was no light running now, nor record time, but heavy toil each day, with a heavy load behind; for this was the mail train, carrying word from the world to the men who sought gold under the shadow of the Pole.

A
provides details about the time of day that cannot be described from a first-person point of view.
B
provides details about Buck’s experiences that cannot be described from a first-person point of view.
C
gives readers details about Buck’s thoughts and feelings that they might not otherwise know.
D
gives readers details about the historical context that they might not otherwise know.
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Which excerpt from The Call of the Wild is an example of indirect characterization?

A
“Dave refused to run quietly on the trail behind the sled, where the going was easy, but continued to flounder alongside in the soft snow, where the going was most difficult, till exhausted.”
B
“They were in a wretched state, worn out and worn down. Buck’s one hundred and forty pounds had dwindled to one hundred and fifteen. . . . there was nothing the matter with them except that they were dead tired.”
C
“Charles was a middle-aged, lightish-colored man, with weak and watery eyes and a mustache that twisted fiercely and vigorously up, giving the lie to the limply drooping lip it concealed. Hal was a youngster of nineteen or twenty.”
D
“They did not know how to do anything, and as the days went by it became apparent that they could not learn. They were slack in all things, without order or discipline.”
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Which excerpt from The Call of the Wild is an example of direct characterization?

A
“Dave refused to run quietly on the trail behind the sled, where the going was easy, but continued to flounder alongside in the soft snow, where the going was most difficult, till exhausted.”
B
“But Mercedes interfered, crying, ‘Oh, Hal, you mustn’t,’ as she caught hold of the whip and wrenched it from him. ‘The poor dears! Now you must promise you won’t be harsh with them for the rest of the trip, or I won’t go a step.’”
C
“‘Mush on, poor sore feets,’ the driver encouraged them as they tottered down the main street of Skaguay. ‘Dis is de las’. Den we get one long res’. Eh? For sure. One bully long res’.’”
D
“But the Outside dogs, though practically broken in since their landing, did not amount to much. Three were short-haired pointers, one was a Newfoundland, and the other two were mongrels of indeterminate breed.”
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Read this excerpt from The Call of the Wild.Buck felt vaguely that there was no depending upon these two men and the woman. They did not know how to do anything, and as the days went by it became apparent that they could not learn. . . .. . . Not only did they not know how to work dogs, but they did not know how to work themselves.

A
direct characterization to show what Buck is like.
B
indirect characterization to show what Buck is like.
C
direct characterization to show what the men are like.
D
indirect characterization to show what the men are like.
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In what way are the new “outside dogs” similar to the sled dogs in The Call of the Wild?

A
They are used to working hard without a lot of food.
B
They are exhausted from traveling long distances.
C
They have a lot to learn about the ways of humans.
D
They suffer as a result of their owners’ inexperience.
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Read this excerpt from The Call of the Wild.The whip was whistling savagely, when once more Mercedes interfered. She dropped on her knees before Buck, with tears in her eyes, and put her arms around his neck.

A
direct characterization to show what Buck is like.
B
indirect characterization to show what Buck is like.
C
direct characterization to show what Mercedes is like.
D
indirect characterization to show what Mercedes is like.
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Which excerpt from The Call of the Wild provides story details that would likely be absent if Buck were the narrator?

A
“Since the beginning of the winter they had travelled eighteen hundred miles, dragging sleds the whole weary distance; and eighteen hundred miles will tell upon the life of the toughest.”
B
“Dave refused to run quietly on the trail behind the sled, where the going was easy, but continued to flounder alongside in the soft snow, where the going was most difficult, till exhausted.”
C
“They were all terribly footsore. No spring or rebound was left in them. Their feet fell heavily on the trail, jarring their bodies and doubling the fatigue of a day’s travel.”
D
“Again Hal’s whip fell upon the dogs. They threw themselves against the breast-bands, dug their feet into the packed snow, got down low to it, and put forth all their strength.”
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Read this excerpt from The Call of the Wild.Buck felt vaguely that there was no depending upon these two men and the woman. They did not know how to do anything, and as the days went by it became apparent that they could not learn. . . .. . . Not only did they not know how to work dogs, but they did not know how to work themselves.

A
Hal and Charles do not demand as much work from the dog team.
B
Hal and Charles do not need to learn as much about taking care of the dogs.
C
Hal and Charles are not nearly as experienced or hardworking.
D
Hal and Charles are not nearly as relaxed or carefree.
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Read this excerpt from The Call of the Wild.Charles was a middle-aged, lightish-colored man, with weak and watery eyes and a mustache that twisted fiercely and vigorously up, giving the lie to the limply drooping lip it concealed. Hal was a youngster of nineteen or twenty . . . . Both men were manifestly out of place, and why such as they should adventure the North is part of the mystery of things that passes understanding.

A
shows how the men behave and react to their environment.
B
states how the men look and says that they do not belong in the North.
C
shows the men’s actions and thoughts about the adventure.
D
states the men’s thoughts and words about the harsh conditions.
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Which excerpt from The Call of the Wild best shows how the third-person-omniscient point of view helps readers understand the experiences of more than one character?

A
“Sometimes he thought of Judge Miller’s big house in the sun-kissed Santa Clara Valley, and of the cement swimming-tank, and Ysabel, the Mexican hairless, and Toots, the Japanese pug. . . .”
B
“About his body there was a peculiar springiness, or resiliency, almost catlike, and a quick alertness as of one who lived in perpetual fear of things seen and unseen.”
C
“With the last remnant of his strength he managed to stagger along behind till the train made another stop, when he floundered past the sleds to his own, where he stood alongside Sol-leks. His driver lingered. . . .”
D
“There was no power of recuperation left . . . . Every muscle, every fibre, every cell, was tired, dead tired. And there was reason for it. In less than five months they had travelled twenty-five hundred miles. . . .”

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