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The Call of the Wild  Chapter 2 " The Law of Club and Fang"

Vocabulary- Use a dictionary to define each of the following words:

1. arduous -              6. primitive -
2. consternation-       7. primordial -
3. ignominious-          8. toil -
4. peril -                     9. vicarious -
5. primeval 

Answer each question using specific ideas from the novel.

1. What is the "law of the fang"?
2. How does Buck learn this law?

How does Buck demonstrate to his master his intelligence and his ability? Provide two examples:

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5.What is the attitude of the dogs towards work?

6.What kind of "pangs" does Buck experience towards the end of the chapter?

7.What does he do in order to relieve these pangs?

What evidence is there that Buck is slowly losing his domesticated ways? Provide two examples:

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10.Name a specific example of personification.