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Read a literary analysis written by Jessa about part 1 of The Call of the Wild.In The Call of the Wild, Buck is presented as a confident character. Jack London describes Buck at home in California and insists, “Among the terriers he stalked imperiously, and Toots and Ysabel he utterly ignored, for he was king. . . .” Even when Buck is beaten and deposited in the Arctic, he stays calm. When his friend Curly is killed by a pack, London says of Buck, “Well, he would see to it that he never went down.” Wherever he goes, Buck survives with ease.

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It is surprising that Buck becomes leader of the pack.
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Buck’s overconfidence helps him defeat any enemy.
C
Buck’s strength guides him through the challenges he faces.
D
Buck takes control on the judge’s farm, but not in the Arctic wild.
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What evidence from part 1 of The Call of the Wild best supports the viewpoint that Buck must constantly learn new lessons if he wishes to survive in his new life?

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And this was the manner of dog Buck was in the fall of 1897, when the Klondike strike dragged men from all the world into the frozen North. But Buck did not read the newspapers, and he did not know that Manuel, one of the gardener's helpers, was an undesirable acquaintance.
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Buck had accepted the rope with quiet dignity. To be sure, it was an unwonted performance: but he had learned to trust in men he knew, and to give them credit for a wisdom that outreached his own. But when the ends of the rope were placed in the stranger's hands, he growled menacingly.
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And Buck was truly a red-eyed devil, as he drew himself together for the spring, hair bristling, mouth foaming, a mad glitter in his blood-shot eyes. Straight at the man he launched his one hundred and forty pounds of fury, surcharged with the pent passion of two days and nights.
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The scene often came back to Buck to trouble him in his sleep. So that was the way. No fair play. Once down, that was the end of you. Well, he would see to it that he never went down.
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Read a list of ideas that are present within Theresa’s literary analysis of part 1 of The Call of the Wild.Buck has a comfortable life in California.Buck is introduced to the law of the club by the man in the red sweater.Buck witnesses Curly’s death as his introduction to the law of the fang.Buck must adapt in order to survive.

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Buck seeks revenge on any man who rules with a club because he has learned that men with clubs are bad.
B
Buck survives because of his ability to apply the laws of club and fang to his new experiences in Alaska.
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Buck avenges Curly’s death by using his fangs on the wolves, which shows that now he can use the law of the fang.
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Buck will expect the comforts of home to be present in the Arctic because his experiences do not change him.
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Read the literary analysis written by Cynthia about part 5 of The Call of the Wild.In The Call of the Wild, Buck is presented as an intensely loyal dog to those who earn his love and affection. Saved by Thornton from a brutal beating by Hal when he "was too near dead to be of further use in hauling the sled," Buck’s loyalty to Thornton first began. However, as described by London, it was more than just the fact that Thornton had saved his life that earned Thornton Buck’s adoration; it was also the fact that Thornton "was the ideal master." Even when Buck felt strongly the natural instincts that were calling from the wild, "the love for John Thornton drew him back to the fire again." Loyalty can be a powerful force.

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Even loyalty is no match for the urges Buck feels to return to the wilderness.
B
Buck’s loyalty to Thornton is the only thing that keeps him alive in the Yukon.
C
Once forged, loyalty is a powerful opponent for even Buck’s natural instincts.
D
Loyalty is the only force in nature that allows Buck to deny the call of the wild.
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Read this excerpt from The Call of the Wild.On the opposite slope of the watershed they came down into a level country where were great stretches of forest and many streams, and through these great stretches they ran steadily, hour after hour, the sun rising higher and the day growing warmer. Buck was wildly glad. He knew he was at last answering the call, running by the side of his wood brother toward the place from where the call surely came. Old memories were coming upon him fast, and he was stirring to them as of old he stirred to the realities of which they were the shadows. He had done this thing before, somewhere in that other and dimly remembered world, and he was doing it again, now, running free in the open, the unpacked earth underfoot, the wide sky overhead.

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One's true nature will always prevail.
B
Buck is very similar to a wolf.
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Nature is beautiful and powerful.
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Animals are meant to run outside.
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Read the excerpt from part 3 of The Call of the Wild.But it was in giving the law and making his mates live up to it, that Buck excelled. Dave and Sol-leks did not mind the change in leadership. It was none of their business. Their business was to toil, and toil mightily, in the traces. So long as that were not interfered with, they did not care what happened. Billee, the good-natured, could lead for all they cared, so long as he kept order. The rest of the team, however, had grown unruly during the last days of Spitz, and their surprise was great now that Buck proceeded to lick them into shape.

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Good leaders are strong and intelligent.
B
Loyalty can be a very powerful force.
C
Only the strong survive in the wilderness.
D
We are all ruled by our natural instincts.
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Read a list of ideas for a literary analysis of part 4 of The Call of the Wild.1. Buck works hard and insists that his sledmates do their fair share.2. Dave, sick and weak, insists on being harnessed to pull the sled.3. By the time they arrived at Skaguay, Buck and the other dogs were "on their last legs."

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Sometimes living beings are so filled with pride that we do things that are harmful or detrimental to our well-being.
B
Pride alone causes people and animals to do things that they otherwise would never do.
C
Even when conditions are dismal or less than ideal, pride is often a powerful force that guides the actions of living creatures.
D
Taking pride in a job well done is something that Buck is ruled by throughout the entire story.
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Read a literary analysis written by Ahmad about part 3 of The Call of the Wild.With Buck secured as the leader, the team makes record time. They cross seventy miles of frozen lakes with impressive speed, arriving in Skaguay ahead of schedule. Francois and Perrault are heralded by other mushers in town, and when the celebration is over and new assignments given, “Francois called Buck to him, threw his arms around him, wept over him.” The men are sorry to part ways with Buck.

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The men have learned that the dogs they command are their superiors.
B
The trail has forged an emotional connection between men and team.
C
The success of the team inspires the men to keep the team together.
D
The trail has been challenging, which is why the men cry at the end.
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Which sentences from part 1 of The Call of the Wild would best serve as evidence of the theme "sometimes survival depends on knowing when not to fight"?

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Buck had accepted the rope with quiet dignity. To be sure, it was an unwonted performance: but he had learned to trust in men he knew, and to give them credit for a wisdom that outreached his own.
B
He had merely intimated his displeasure, in his pride believing that to intimate was to command. But to his surprise the rope tightened around his neck, shutting off his breath.
C
He saw, once for all, that he stood no chance against a man with a club. He had learned the lesson, and in all his after life he never forgot it.
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That had given them an unfair advantage; but now that it was off, he would show them. They would never get another rope around his neck.
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Read the excerpt from part 2 of The Call of the Wild.A dainty eater, he found that his mates, finishing first, robbed him of his unfinished ration. There was no defending it. While he was fighting off two or three, it was disappearing down the throats of the others. To remedy this, he ate as fast as they; and, so greatly did hunger compel him, he was not above taking what did not belong to him. He watched and learned. When he saw Pike, one of the new dogs, a clever malingerer and thief, slyly steal a slice of bacon when Perrault's back was turned, he duplicated the performance the following day, getting away with the whole chunk.

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Good leaders always put others before themselves.
B
Both the wild and civilization have rules to be followed.
C
Being smart is as important to survival as being strong.
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It is always best to follow one’s natural instincts to survive.

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