The Call of the Wild Name: ______Chapter 3: The Dominant Primordial Beast Guiding Questions Date: ______Pd.: ____

Adversary- n. enemy; opponent Apex- n. the highest point of something Climes- n. poetic for climate Covert- adj. concealed; hidden; disguised Daunted- adj. made afraid/discouraged Dubiously- adv. doubtfully Inexorable- adj. unwilling to give in Insidious- adj. sly; crafty Insubordination- n. disobedience Paradox- n. a situation that seems to have contradictory/inconsistent qualities Pre-eminently- adv. Dominantly Wraith- n. ghost ------Guiding Questions: Using the novel, answer each question completely & accurately. You do not need to write in complete sentences.

1. Who stole Buck’s warm sleeping spot?

2. What happened as a result of Buck’s sleeping spot being taken by this dog?

3. What did the starving huskies from the Indian Village do to the campsite?

4. During the fight, which sled dog from Buck’s team acted “treacherously” and what did he do?

5. What is the name of the 9th sled dog on the team that was bought in Dyea with Dub and Pike?

6. What injuries did the following dogs suffer from the huskies?

Dub:

Dolly:

Joe:

Billee:

7. What is Francois worried will happen to one of the dogs after the husky attack?

8. What damage did the huskies do to Perrault and Francois’s supplies?

9. Every time one of the men or a dog falls through the ice what has to be done?

10. What is wrong with Buck’s feet and how does Francois help him? Draw a picture to represent this.

11. What dog goes mad from rabies?

12. What is Francois’s prediction about Buck and Spitz’s relationship?

13. What does Buck do to try to challenge and overthrow Spitz’s authority as lead dog?

14. How does the final fight between Spitz and Buck start?

15. How does the final fight end?