Assignment Details

The Call of the Wild Chapter 3

June 2019- June 2020

English 3 & 4 Period 4 Tues/Thur

Date Due

Nov. 26, 2019

Additional Info

The Call of the Wild CHAPTER III - THE DOMINANT PRIMORDIAL BEAST

VOCABULARY

malingerer: time waster; shirker

marauders: raiders, intruders

covert: hidden

insidious: sinister, dangerous

travail: work

placatingly: so as to calm down

inexorable: unstoppable, relentless

CHAPTER QUESTIONS (Please answer in full sentences)

  1. Describe Spitz's character using examples from the chapter to support your answer.
  2. How does Buck begin to undermine Spitz's authority in this chapter? What were the effects of Buck's actions? What does this say about Buck's transformation from a "southland dog?"
  3. What traits have helped Buck thrive in his new world? Of them, which do you think is the most important? Why?