The Call of the Wild: Chapter 2
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Chapter questions
- Question 1 · Recall
Which dog is killed by a ring of huskies on the Dyea beach?
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Curly. She goes to meet a husky near the log store, is knocked off her feet, and is torn apart within about two minutes.Reference: Chapter 2, the fight at the log store
- Question 2 · Recall
Which two dogs is Buck placed between, so that he can be taught his work?
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Dave, the wheeler behind him, and Sol-leks in front of him.Reference: Chapter 2, the first day's run
- Question 3 · Recall
Which dog shows Buck how to keep warm in the snow after he is driven from the tent?
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Billee. Buck finds him curled in a hole under the snow, then digs a hole of his own.Reference: Chapter 2, Buck's first night
- Question 4 · Why
Why does Buck's hatred fall on Spitz after Curly's death, when other dogs did the killing?
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Spitz was seen laughing at the sight as the huskies swarmed her, and the text says Buck's lasting hatred began at that moment.Reference: Chapter 2, the scene at the end of that fight
- Question 5 · Why
Why does Buck steal a slice of bacon?
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He is always hungry on a small ration, and he has watched Pike get away with stealing it, so he copies him.Reference: Chapter 2, hunger on the trail
Chapter summary
Buck's first day on the Dyea beach shows him that the North has no fair play. Curly, a friendly Newfoundland, goes to meet a husky and is torn apart by a ring of huskies in about two minutes. Buck sees the lead dog Spitz laugh at the sight, and from then on he hates Spitz. François puts Buck in a harness and sets him to haul firewood. Buck learns the commands, and Dave, the wheel dog, nips him when he errs. The team grows with Billee and Joe, two brothers, and the one-eyed Sol-leks. That night Perrault and François drive Buck from the tent. Cold and lost, he finds Billee curled in a hole under the snow, digs his own and sleeps. He wakes buried and bursts out in fear. The team of nine then climbs the canyon above Dyea, crosses the Chilcoot Divide and reaches Lake Bennett. Buck is always hungry, and after watching Pike he steals bacon. His body hardens, and the instincts of his wild ancestors begin to wake.
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