Perseverance and Rising to the Challenge: The Call of the Wild — Quiz
Question 4 • M/J Language Arts 3 Advanced
Read this excerpt from The Call of the Wild by Jack London. And as he had seen horses work, so he was set to work, hauling Francois on a sled to the forest that fringed the valley, and returning with a load of firewood. What does the excerpt reveal about the setting of the story?
Answer
A
The mining camp is a place of hard work in dangerous conditions.
B
The mining camp is populated by many people and horses.
C
The remote camp is visited by residents from nearby villages.
D
The remote camp relies on nearby natural resources for survival.
Explanation
The excerpt says Buck hauls Francois to the forest and returns with a load of firewood. This shows the camp gets a useful resource—wood—from the nearby forest, so it relies on natural resources close at hand. The best choice is “The remote camp relies on nearby natural resources for survival.”
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