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The Call of the Wild
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The Call of the Wild – Study Flashcards (Chapter I: Into the Primitive)
| Front | Back |
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| Who wrote "The Call of the Wild"? | Jack London |
| Who is Buck? | The main character of the story, a large 140-pound dog who lived like a king at Judge Miller's estate in California. |
| Where did Buck live before he was kidnapped? | At Judge Miller's place in the sun-kissed Santa Clara Valley, a large and spacious estate with stables, orchards, and lawns. |
| Who was Buck's father? | Elmo, a huge St. Bernard who had been Judge Miller's inseparable companion. |
| Who was Buck's mother? | Shep, a Scotch shepherd dog, who gave Buck his smaller size compared to his father. |
| What event caused men to rush to the Northland? | The discovery of gold (a "yellow metal") in the Klondike/Arctic region, known as the Klondike strike of 1897. |
| What kind of dogs did men need for the gold rush? | Heavy dogs with strong muscles for toil and furry coats to protect them from the frost. |
| Who betrayed Buck? | Manuel, one of the gardener's helpers, who sold Buck to a stranger for money. |
| Why did Manuel betray Buck? | Manuel had a gambling addiction (Chinese lottery) and needed money to support his system of betting, plus his wife and children. |
| How was Buck captured? | Manuel lured him away on a "stroll," put a rope around his neck, and handed him over to a stranger who choked and dragged him onto a train. |
| How much money was Buck sold for in total? | One hundred fifty dollars (fifty to the kidnapper, one hundred to "the other mug"). |
| How did the men treat Buck during his journey? | They crated him, denied him food and water for two days and nights, mocked and taunted him, and treated him with cruelty. |
| What happened to Buck's brass collar? | The men filed it off his neck after choking him repeatedly, so he could be placed in a crate instead. |
| How did Buck change during his ordeal? | He turned into a "raging fiend" with blood-shot eyes, filled with wrath, so transformed that even Judge Miller wouldn't have recognized him. |
| Where did the crate finally arrive? | Seattle, where a stout man in a red sweater received Buck in a small, high-walled back yard. |
| What tools did the man in the red sweater bring? | A hatchet and a club, preparing to force Buck out of the crate. |
| What is the significance of the poem at the start of Chapter I? | It hints at the "call of the wild"—ancient, primitive instincts ("ferine strain") awakening in domesticated animals like Buck. |
| What is the main theme introduced in Chapter I? | The contrast between civilized, pampered life and the harsh, primitive world Buck is about to be thrust into. |
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