Question

11. The author of The Call of the Wild shifts the setting from California to Alaska in order to (1 point)

Answer 1

Answer: d) contrast the political climate of the two states during the Gold Rush of the 1800s.

The Call of the Wild is a short novel by Jack London published in 1903, and set mainly in Yukon, Canada. The central character is a dog named Buck. Buck is stolen from his home in Santa Clara Valley, California, and sold as a sled dog in Alaska.

The book depicts the events surrounding the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush. During the Gold Rush, dogs were in high demand, which is one of the reasons Buck is stolen and sold. The story shifts the setting in order to contrasts the political climate of the two states.