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Exam: 986826RR - THE NOVEL

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Questions 1 to 20: Select the best answer to each question. Note that a question and its answers may be split across a page
break, so be sure that you have seen the entire question and all the answers before choosing an answer.

1. How did John Thornton die?

A. He died from frostbite to his feet.
B. He was killed by Native Americans.
C. He was killed by a group of wild wolves.
D. He died in the river rapids.

2. What happens the first time Buck is beaten?

A. He has his spirit as well as his body crushed.
B. He learns he has to obey men, but decides never to surrender inside.
C. He learns that he can't get away with stealing another dog's food.
D. He swears that he'll someday have his revenge on Spitz.

3. "After having lived with her for a year, Chad studied Marilou's eyes across the table, realizing he had
never had a clue about what make her tick." This sentence from a hypothetical novel suggests what kind of
narrative voice?
A. Third person restricted omniscience
B. First person reporting
C. First person participant
D. Third person imaginary

4. On page 14 of The Call of the Wild, Jack London writes, "In vague ways he remembered back to the
youth of the breed." This statement is an example of
A. survival of the fittest.
B. natural selection.
C. the will to power.
D. the racial unconscious.

5. What breed of dog is Buck?

A. St. Bernard
B. Husky
C. Husky and Scotch shepherd mix
D. St. Bernard and Scotch shepherd mix

6. The death of Curly is an example of

A. the theory of evolution.
B. racial unconsciousness.
C. the will to power.
D. the law of club and fang.

7. In The Call of the Wild, when London writes about "what a puppet thing life is," it reflects the theme
summarized in which of the following statements?
A. Each life pits mercy against nature.
B. Our lives are lived in response to our predetermined fate.
C. The course of a life is determined by pure chance.
D. Every life is based on habit and instinct.

8. Which one of the following words best describes Hal, Mercedes, and Charles?
A. Frightened
B. Prepared
C. Sensitive
D. Inexperienced

9. The term racial unconscious means that

A. we're all racists at heart to some degree, even though we're unaware of it.
B. you must learn the law of club and fang to survive.
C. nature weeds out the weakest and unfit.
D. each species and culture shares ancient memories, stored in the unconscious part of the mind.

10. Upon the death of Spitz in The Call of the Wild, Francois and Perrault decide that the new sled-team
leader should be
A. Billee.
B. Sol-leks.
C. Dave.
D. Buck.

11. Mercedes's luggage is a symbol of

A. civilization.
B. her party's inexperience.
C. her domination.
D. her selfishness.

12. Who saves Buck from impending death at the hands of Hal?
A. Perrault
B. Franois
C. John Thornton
D. Judge Miller

13. A novel differs from a short story because it

A. includes a theme.
B. is told as a third-person narrative.
C. comprises rising action, a climax, and falling action.
D. is more likely to include subplots.

14. What does the word mimetic tell us about the difference between novels and most of the literature of
the 1800s?
A. The authors were new and unknown.
B. Novels were unique in trying to imitate real life.
C. Novels presented common things in new ways.
D. Novels present fantasy as reality.

15. Franois and Perrault are

A. drivers of the mail train.
B. gold diggers from California.
C. agents of the Canadian government.
D. dog trainers from Alaska.

16. In The Call of the Wild, what valiant, tragic figure among the dogs must finally be put down for the
good of the lives of the team?
A. Dub
B. Pike
C. Spitz
D. Sol-leks

17. If an author is skillful at representing the point of view and attitudes of a hobo, a nurse, a corporate
CEO, and a variety of other diverse characters, the author is demonstrating
A. first person reporting.
B. the will to power.
C. negative capability.
D. dramatic irony.

18. On page 14 of The Call of the Wild, what's meant by the phrase "The domesticated generations fell
from him"?
A. Buck is learning to love a human being again.
B. Buck is losing his civilized characteristics.
C. Buck has lost a lot of hair in his fight with Spitz.
D. Buck longs to return home to the Judge's family.

19. The purpose of the expedition Buck takes with Thornton and his partners is to
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A. hunt for food.
B. search for a gold mine.
C. deliver mail.
D. find a new camp.

20. If you consider The Call of the Wild to be an allegory, which one of the following statements would be
true?
A. The book is a story about the need for socialism.
B. Buck represents some characteristic of humanity.
C. Judge Miller represents the primordial condition.
D. John Thornton represents the civilized world.