"Rogue Wave"
1. What makes a rogue waves especially dangerous?
2. What evidence in the text supports the inference that Sully was a competent sailor?
3. What gave Sully hope that Scoot could survive for some time in the cabin?
4. Which word best describes Sully's feelings while he was diving repeatedly, trying to free Scoot?
5. Why did Sully think that they might be found by another boat?
6. When did Scoot began to feel certain that she'd survive?
7. Define swell, navigation, submerge, and porthole.
8. In line 162, sully thinks, "Maybe the best hope for poor Scoot was that she was already dead." Explain why he thinks this, citing evidence from the text.
9. What does the author reveal about Scoot's character from her thoughts and actions while she is trapped in the cabin? Cite evidence from the text to support your answer.
1. What makes a rogue waves especially dangerous?
2. What evidence in the text supports the inference that Sully was a competent sailor?
3. What gave Sully hope that Scoot could survive for some time in the cabin?
4. Which word best describes Sully's feelings while he was diving repeatedly, trying to free Scoot?
5. Why did Sully think that they might be found by another boat?
6. When did Scoot began to feel certain that she'd survive?
7. Define swell, navigation, submerge, and porthole.
8. In line 162, sully thinks, "Maybe the best hope for poor Scoot was that she was already dead." Explain why he thinks this, citing evidence from the text.
9. What does the author reveal about Scoot's character from her thoughts and actions while she is trapped in the cabin? Cite evidence from the text to support your answer.
The Call of the Wild
Literary Elements Test
Short Response
Directions: Write a short response to the following prompts. Use complete sentences. Be sure to thoroughly answer each question. Too much is better than too little! (12 points each)
1. Identify and briefly discuss the author of The Call of the Wild.
2. Identify and briefly describe the two settings in the novel.
3. Tell what point of view the story is told from and identify the character associated with the point of view.
4. Antagonists are people or forces that oppose the main character. Which of the antagonists in Chapters 1-3 is the most dangerous to Buck? Explain why.
5. Remember, a simile is a comparison between two unlike things using the the words like or as. Identify what two things are being compared in the simile below, and explain the comparison.
Simile: “His muscles were surcharged with vitality, and snapped into play sharply,like steel springs.”
Extended Response
Directions: Write a two paragraph response to each of the prompts. (20 points each)
6. Buck clashes with other characters in the novel – external conflict. Although he does not quite understand it, he also struggles with his own thoughts and feelings – internal conflict. Identify one of Buck’s external conflicts and one of his internal conflicts. Give a full explanation of the two different conflicts with examples from the book to support your explanation. Explain how both conflicts are resolved.
7. As you should recall, theme is the life lesson an author wishes to express. Identify the two major themes we discussed before, during, and after reading The Call of the Wild. Provide examples from the book that demonstrate the themes.