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cow 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| He had never seen dogs fight as these wolfish creatures fought, and this first experience taught him an unforgettable lesson. “It is true, it was a vicarious experience, else he would not have lived to profit by it.” | experienced or felt by watching, hearing about, or reading about someone else rather than by experiencing something yourself |
| What is the meaning of primordial? | ancient |
| What did Buck learn from Curly’s death? | A mistake or bad decision in the ‘primitive world’ can be deadly. |
| What is the meaning of primordial? | ancient |
| What did Buck learn from Curly’s death? | A mistake or bad decision in the ‘primitive world’ can be deadly. |
| “Billie’s one fault was his excessive good nature, while Joe was the very opposite, sour and introspective, with a perpetual snarl and malignant eye.” What is the antonym for the word “introspective”? (What is the opposite meaning?) | -unsociable -outgoing -kind |
| What does “appeasingly” mean? (Think about when Billie wagged his tail appeasingly at Spitz.) | attempting to pacify |
| By the end of Chapter 2, how many dogs in total are on the sled team? | nine |
| How did Dave and Sol-leks change when they were put in sledding harnesses? | They became alert and active. They lived for toiling the traces. |
| During a brief stop, Buck gets tangled in the traces and delays the team's start. What is the consequence of this accident? | Dave and Sol-leks jump on Buck to punish him |
| What is another meaning for the word "indispensable"? (Think about Perault’s knowledge of the ice.) | necessary |
| By providing a physical description of Buck at the end of Chapter 2, what is the author showing the reader? | is becoming stronger and developing survival mechanisms. |
| the terms of survival, in regards to men and other dogs, that Buck must heed to survive | He realizes that stealing is a part of survival in the wild. He steals to stop his hunger. It is a way to adapt to his new life. |
| What is Jack London’s point of view in “The Other Animals”? | London asserts that he is not a “nature faker” because he tries to accurately portray a dog’s natural instincts in each of his books. |
| How does Jack London respond to Burrough’s point of view? | He provides a personal anecdote to disprove Burroughs’s point of view. |
| What is a “nature faker”? | a person who misrepresents animals or other aspects of nature in writing |
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