Jeopardy

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Jeopardy

• Call of the Wild

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Jeopardy
Canines Ownership The Wild Symbols Club and Fang
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Canines - 100

• This huskys name literally meant The Angry One.

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Canines - 200

• This innocent dog was taken from his home in
  California and sent to be a sled dog in the
  Klondike.

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Canines - 300

• This dog was ferocious and sneaky, and would
  quickly attack his comrades.

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Canines - 400

• This dog helped to train Buck to become a good
  sled dog, but outside of work, he only wanted to
  be left alone.

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Canines - 500

• Jack London used this concept to give the dogs of
  the story human-like personalities, making them
  the main characters of the story.

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Ownership - 100

• This person stole Buck from his original owner
  and sold him to finance his gambling addiction.

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Ownership - 200

• This owner provided Buck with a sense of love and
  compassion that he had never felt before.

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Ownership - 300

• These owners were kind to the dogs and tended to
  their needs, but when it came down to it, they
  were all about business.

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Ownership - 400

• These owners pushed Buck and the other dogs to
  the brink of starvation, and often forced them to
  overexert themselves.

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Ownership - 500

• This owner provided Buck with a relaxed,
  comfortable lifestyle of hunting, swimming, and
  playing with kids, but in the end, Buck was still
  just a pet.

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The Wild - 100

• Buck quickly learned that to survive in the harsh
  cold of the north, you had to do this to sleep
  without freezing.

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The Wild - 200

• These animals attacked Buck and his team, leaving
  Dolly, who tried to kill Buck, with a case of
  rabies.

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The Wild - 300

• These people attacked the camp of John Thornton
  while Buck was away, killing all of the dogs as
  well as John and his companions.

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The Wild - 400

• Buck proved himself to be a capable hunter as he
  killed this animal while wandering the wilderness
  near John Thorntons camp.

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The Wild - 500

• This term, which is often associated with rabies,
  literally translates to fear of water.

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Symbols - 100

• Literally speaking, when Buck heard the call of
  the wild, he actually heard this.

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Symbols - 200

• Symbolically speaking, when Buck heard the call
  of the wild, he heard this.

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Symbols - 300

• The club (or arrow or spear) are symbols of this
  in Call of the Wild.

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Symbols - 400

• Buck answering the call of the wild represents
  his transition into this.

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Symbols - 500

• When Buck refuses to allow Sol-leks to lead the
  dog sled, it is a sign that he has established
  himself as this.

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Club and Fang - 100

• Buck learned not to challenge a man through this
  law.

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Club and Fang - 200

• Buck learned that he must eat quickly or not eat
  at all through this law.

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Club and Fang - 300

• Buck learned that if he gets in a fight, if this
  happens, he is dead.

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Club and Fang - 400

• Buck learned that in order to survive, he must do
  this if his masters do not provide him with
  enough food to survive.
• Note There are two possible answers.

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Club and Fang - 500

• Buck learned his first lesson in the Law of the
  Fang from this dog, though the lesson was learned
  vicariously.

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Double Jeopardy
Jack London Treasure Hunting Primitive Instincts
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Jack London - 200

• Jack London wrote The Call of the Wild about this
  event, which took place from 1897-1899.

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Jack London - 400

• Most of Jack Londons stories are written about
  his experiences in this area, now referred to as
  Canada and Alaska.

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Jack London - 600

• Jack London dropped out of school after
  completing this grade, hoping to find work.

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Jack London - 800

• Jack London moved to this country in 1902, where
  he discontinued writing about his experiences in
  the Northland and focused on writing about
  inequality in social class.
• (Hint his name has some inherent irony)

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Jack London - 1000

• After completing The Call of the Wild, it was
  published in this medium, released in segments
  between June 20 and July 18, 1903.

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Treasure Hunting - 200

• In 1897, many people traveled to the Klondike
  region in search of this treasure.

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Treasure Hunting - 400

• Though he did not find gold, Manuel earned 100
  for this treasure.

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Treasure Hunting - 600

• Perrault and Francois got quite the bargain,
  paying this much money for Buck, who could have
  been sold by John Thornton for 1,200.

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Treasure Hunting - 800

• Buck earned his master a hearty treasure of what
  today would be 43,000 for pulling a sled loaded
  with 1,000 pounds of flour. How much money did
  Buck actually earn for John Thornton?

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Treasure Hunting - 1000

• Though they did find plentiful amounts of gold,
  filling several 50-pound bags, John Thornton and
  his companions never found this place that they
  sought.

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Primitive Instincts - 200

• Buck felt as though he constantly heard the
  voices of these guiding him to survive in the
  North.

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Primitive Instincts - 400

• Buck quickly regained this primitive instinct,
  which helped him to survive when he did not
  receive enough food from his masters.

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Primitive Instincts - 600

• Bucks primitive instincts gave him knowledge of
  this, which saved his life, though he was unable
  to save the other dogs or the greenhorns.

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Primitive Instincts - 800

• Buck demonstrated the prominence of his
  primordial instincts by drawing out and killing
  this great animal by himself.

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Primitive Instincts - 1000

• Buck realized that this creature was actually
  quite weak, but understood that he must still be
  cautious of them because of their advanced
  technology.

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Final Jeopardy

• Teams, please write your wager on a piece of
  notebook paper and give it to your teacher.

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Final Jeopardy

• Name three ways in which the call of the wild is
  similar to lord of the flies.
• Write your response on a piece of paper and
  return it to Mr. Young