The Toil of Trace and Tail

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Questions

1)	What is this chapter mainly about?

2)	Near the end of this chapter, Buck lies down and won't to get up to pull the sled. Hal whips him and beats him, but still Buck won't get up. Why not?

3)	In describing the way that Hal, Charles, and Mercedes treat Buck and the other dogs, the author writes, "In the excess of their own misery they were callous to the suffering of their animals." What does the word "excess" mean?

4)	In the same quote below, what does "callous" mean? "In the excess of their own misery they were callous to the suffering of their animals."

5)	In the quote below, what does "sufficient" mean? "This was the first time Buck had failed, in itself a sufficient reason to drive Hal into a rage."

6)	In the same quote below, what is another word for "a rage"? "This was the first time Buck had failed, in itself a sufficient reason to drive Hal into a rage."

7)	At the end of the chapter, when Hal is beating Buck, Thornton is clearly upset by what is happening:"A moisture came into his eyes, and, as the whipping continued, he arose and walked irresolutely up and down." What does the word "irresolutely" mean?