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MIDTERM STUDY STACK
MIDTERM STUDY STACK- ENGLISH
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why couldn't the dogs move the sled ? | Runner were frozen in ice |
| Describe Hal , Charles,and Mercedes . | ignorant about life in the north and survival in the cold and didn't listen to sound advice |
| What happen to all but the five experienced dogs ? | starvation |
| How did Buck meet John Thornton? | Buck refused to leave camp so they meet when Hal was beating him and John Thornton steeped into save him |
| What happened to Charles , Hal , Mercedes , and the sled team ? | fell into ice and died |
| Identify skeet and Nig. | other dogs at thorton camp |
| How was Buck's life with John Thorton different from his life with his other masters ? | he got loving care and leisurely |
| How did Buck react to Hans and Pete ? | refused to notice them till we know they were Thorton's friends |
| Why did Buck attack '' Black Burton''? | in defending Thorton |
| How did Buck save John Thorton ? | Hans and Pete tied a rope around Buck and he swam through dangerous water |
| What extraordinary feat did Buck do out of love for John? | He pulled a 1,000 pound sled |
| How much money did John Thorton win on his bet , and what did he do with it ? | He paid off debts and finance a trip to the east with his partners he won $ 1,000 |
| To where do Buck and John travel ? | Deep into the wilderness where few men had gone |
| How does Buck respond to his trip into the wilderness? | He seek the wolf by instinct . His instinct became stronger . He traveled into the wilderness alone . |
| How did Buck kill the moose ? | He stalked until he weakened |
| What happened to John Thornton ? | He was killed by the Indians |
| What did Buck do to the Indians who killed his master? | He attacked and kill many of them and the others fied in fear |
| With his master slain and all ties to mankind broken , what does Buck do ? | He respond totally to the call of the wild . |
| vicarious | experience through some one else |
| appeace | to pacify |
| arduous | diffcult and laborious |
| conspicuous | clearly in view , distinguishable |
| defied | challenged , or intimidated |
| covert | secret , private |
| aspired | to aim at high things |
| remnant | a scrap , fragment or what's remaining |
| primordial | original , earliest formed |
| transient | fleeting , momentally |
| provacation | something that stimulate anger |
| impede | to hamper , or to obstruct |
| exploit | heroic , act deed of renown |
| tangible | something that can be touched |
| latent |