Question 1

a : recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination (example tails in human embryos)

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Atavism

Question 2

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b : recurrence of or reversion to a past style, manner, outlook, approach, or activity

Question 3

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c. Title of poem by John Myers O'Hara used as the epigraph of Call of the Wild

Question 4

a quotation or aphorism at the beginning of a literary work suggestive of the theme. "The ——————— of Call of the Wild is Atavism by John Myers O'Hara.

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Epigraph

Question 5

a territory in northwest Canada, is wild, mountainous and sparsely populated.

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The Yukon Territory

Question 6

a porch along the outside of a building. "the wide cool ________ that ran around the house's four sides"

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Veranda

Question 7

person hired to groom and take care of horses. "There were great stables, where a dozen ______ and boys held forth."

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Groom

Question 8

Land surrounding estate or mansion. "over all this great ----- Buck ruled"

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Demense

Question 9

enclosed fields in which horses are exercised. 'and even beyond, where the ------- were...'

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Paddocks

Question 10

A member of a rich and powerful family. "He had lived the life a sated -----"

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Aristocrat

Question 11

(adj.) not usual or expected"an ----- accident."

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unwonted

Question 12

withered; shriveled. "Buck caused even the ---- face of Perrault to twist into a grin."

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weazened

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isolated. "...as countrymen become egotistical because of their ---- situation"

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insular

Question 14

the name given to the gold rush in Alaska in the late 1890s.. "The ---- strike dragged men from all the world into the frozen north."

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Klondike

Question 15

hinted at. "He had merely ---- his displeasure."

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intimated

Question 16

dread of water from rabies. "If I don't get the---

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hydrophoby

Question 17

Disaster. "Vague sense of impending ----"

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Calamity

Question 18

increased. "His anger ---"

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waxed

Question 19

obediently. "...some ---- and some raging and roaring."

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docilely

Question 20

Made friends with. "A master to be obeyed, though not ----"

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Conciliated

Question 21

official reports. "Nor would its --- travel slower."

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despatches

Question 22

Having a dark complexion. "Perrault was a French Canadian, and ----"

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Swarthy

Question 23

pole at the front of the sled used for steering. "Francois, guiding the sled at the --- -----."

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gee pole

Question 24

a very short time. "In a ----, the heat fro his body filled the confined space."

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trice

Question 25

shamefully. "His consternation fled -------- into the outer cold."

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ignominiously

Question 26

superior skill or ability. "It flashed a warning of ---- that commanded respect."

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prowess

Question 27

warlike. "The incarnation of ----- fear."

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belligerent

Question 28

animal used for pulling heavy loads.. "Thus being made a ------ animal."

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draught animal

Question 29

experiencing through another. "It was a ----- experience, else he would not live to profit by it."

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vicarious

Question 30

original; existing from the beginning. "Flung into the heart of things -----."

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primordial

Question 31

the dog harnessed closest to the sled.

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wheeler

Question 32

harnesses. he threw his weight in the traces to jerk

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traces

Question 33

Cause. "He was not prone to rashness and ------- action."

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precipitate

Question 34

Daily portion of food. "Buck finished his ---- and returned."

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ration

Question 35

one who fakes illness to escape duty. "Pike, the ------,

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malingerer

Question 36

northern lights. "With the --- ---- flaming overhead."

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aurora borealis

Question 37

impossible to stop or prevent. "Buck was ----."

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inexorable

Question 38

20. "Starving huskies, 4 ——--- of them. "

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Score

Question 39

the passing of traits from parents to offspring "Far more potent were the memories of his ----- ."

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heredity

Question 40

the ability to adapt effectively. "there was a springiness, or ———-

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resiliency

Question 41

Obvious; visible noticible "This belt was the most ——— thing about him

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salient

Question 42

Inexperienced and immature. The belt "It advertised his ——ness."

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Callow

Question 43

exclusive, tendency to associate with one's own group. "But she was a ----- creature."

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Clannish

Question 44

luxury passenger cars. "Ddo you think you're travelling on a -----?"

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Pullman

Question 45

untidy, dirty, careless. "It took them half the night to pitch a ----- camp,"

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slovenly (adj)

Question 46

harmlessly. Hal swearing -----,

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innocuously

Question 47

not genuine. "The man understood his ----- bite for a caress."

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feigned

Question 48

lasting only a short time. "His --- masters since he had come into the Northland."

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transient

Question 49

Unnecessary. "He was without an ounce of ----- flesh."

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Superfluous

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