Perseverance and Rising to the Challenge: The Call of the Wild — Quiz
Question 10 • M/J Language Arts 3 Advanced
Read this excerpt from The Call of the Wild by Jack London . And this was the manner of dog Buck was in the fall of 1897, when the Klondike strike dragged men from all the world into the frozen North. But Buck did not read the newspapers, and he did not know that Manuel, one of the gardener's helpers, was an undesirable acquaintance. . . . The Judge was at a meeting of the Raisin Growers' Association, and the boys were busy organizing an athletic club, on the memorable night of Manuel's treachery. No one saw him and Buck go off through the orchard on what Buck imagined was merely a stroll. And with the exception of a solitary man, no one saw them arrive at the little flag station known as College Park. This man talked with Manuel, and money chinked between them. What does the excerpt reveal about the historical context of the story?
Answer
A
There is a prevailing distrust of the information in newspapers.
B
Families use expensive security systems to guard their homes.
C
California farmers are working to change agricultural laws.
D
There is a market for stolen dogs to be used for labor in the North.
Explanation
The excerpt places the story in 1897, when the Klondike strike drew people toward the frozen North. Manuel secretly takes Buck away and exchanges him for money with a man at the station. This suggests there was a market for dogs like Buck to be sold for work in the North; the other details do not show widespread distrust of newspapers, home security systems, or efforts to change farming laws.
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