Question 7 • *NBHS FL-1001070-M/J Language Arts 3 A
Read this excerpt from The Call of the Wild by Jack London.After a particularly fierce blow, he crawled to his feet, too dazed to rush. . . . All the pain he had endured was as nothing compared with the exquisite agony of this. With a roar that was almost lionlike in its ferocity, he again hurled himself at the man. But the man, shifting the club from right to left, coolly caught him by the under jaw, at the same time wrenching downward and backward. Buck described a complete circle in the air, and half of another, then crashed to the ground on his head and chest.
Answer
A
The man is the protagonist because he is the main character.
B
The man is the protagonist because he proves his superior strength.
C
The man is the antagonist because he reveals his cruel nature.
D
The man is the antagonist because he is opposing Buck.
Explanation
The man is the antagonist because he acts against Buck, striking him with a club and overpowering him. An antagonist is a character who opposes the protagonist, and Buck is the character whose struggle is described here. The man’s cruelty may be suggested by his actions, but opposing Buck is the clearest reason he is the antagonist.
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