For the Love of a Man

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Questions

1)	What is this chapter mainly about?

2)	Why did John Thornton's partners leave him by the side of the river to wait for a raft for that would take him down to Dawson?

3)	Buck experiences visions when he rests by the fire, just as he did when traveling with Perreault and Francois. In fact, "So peremptorily did these shades beckon him, that each day mankind and the claims of mankind slipped farther from him." What does the word "peremptorily" mean?

4)	In the same quote below, what does "mankind" mean in this context? "So peremptorily did these shades beckon him, that each day mankind and the claims of mankind slipped farther from him."

5)	Several exciting paragraphs in this chapter describe how John Thornton was rescued after being thrown out of a boat. Afterwards it says, "And camp they did, till Buck's ribs knitted and he was able to travel." What does "knitted" mean in this context?

6)

The last section of this chapter describes another remarkable feat performed by Buck. This time he wins a bet for John Thornton by pulling an extremely heavy load. When Buck was harnessed to the sled, he " . . . caught the contagion of the excitement . . ." What does the word "contagion" mean in this context?

7)	How much weight did Buck pull for John Thorton?

8)	In the quote below, what does "tense" mean? &quotThornton's voice rang out, sharp in the tense silence."

9)	In the quote below, what does "duplicated" mean? &quotBuck duplicated the manoeuvre, this time to the left."

10)	At the end of the chapter, how does John Thornton feel toward Buck?