Chapter+Two

**​Chapter 2 ** **__Discussion Questions __**  **__Vocabulary __**
 * __The Law of Club and Fang __**
 *  · During his first few days in the Yukon, Buck had to learn many lessons to survive under the frigid north’s unwritten “law of club and fang.” He learned from watching Curley’s violent death that the husky dogs of the north fought like wolves and that to be knocked off your feet in a fight was a death sentence.
 *  · He learned how to pull a sled after François harnessed him between Dave and Spitz (the lead dog) who were seasoned sled dogs. François, Dave, and Spitz were stern teachers who taught Buck by punishing his mistakes with fangs and whips.
 *  · When Perrault added three more dogs to the team, Buck learned by watching how they got along with the other dogs. Billie and Joe were brothers. Billie was good-natured and was quickly bullied by Spitz. Joe met Spitz’s aggression with snarls and growls so terrible that Spitz left him alone. The third dog, Sol-leks (the angry one) was a grizzled veteran who only wanted to be left alone to do his job. Buck learned the hard way not to approach Sol-leks on his blind side.
 *  · From Billie, Buck learned how to build a warm nest in the snow to survive the frigid nights.
 *  · In the next few days, the team traveled forty miles per day. Harnessed between Dave and Sol-leks, Buck learned even more about being a sled dog when they rewarded his every mistake with snarls and bites.
 *  · Buck’s final lesson moved him another step from his previous “civilized” life. He learned to guard his food fiercely and to eat it quickly before other dogs could steal it. The “law of club and fang” also taught him to become an accomplished thief who would steal food from human or dog with no remorse.
 *  · As much as he learned from watching, Buck’s survival was aided by an awakening of “instincts long dead.” Quickly he became more and more like his wild ancestors.
 *  · What are the “laws of club and fang” that Buck learned in chapter 2? How are these laws different from what Buck was used to?
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;"> · What is the one thing that Dave and Sol-leks live for? Why do you think they are like this? How do you think they got this way? Can you think of examples of other animals or humans that show these traits? What does this tell you about animal and human nature?
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;"> · If you were Buck, which of the other sled dogs would you chose to be your teacher and why? How is this dog lie or unlike François as a teacher?
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;"> · What trait insures that Buck will survive in the north? How is this aspect of his character shown in the story? How would this trait be accepted in his former life? What does this say about the differences in the two worlds?
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;"> · Explain the meaning of the following quotation “And not only did he learn by experience, but instincts long dead became alive again. The domesticated generations fell from him. In vague ways he remembered back to the youth of the breed, to the time the wild dogs ranged in packs through the primeval forest and killed their meat as they ran in it down…Thus, as token of what a puppet thing life is, the ancient song surged through him and he came into his own again.”
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;"> · In adapting to his new world, has Buck developed or retrogressed? Defend your answer.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;"> · **__<span style="-moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; -moz-background-origin: padding; background: aqua;">Primordial __**: ancient, prehistoric
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;"> · **__<span style="-moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; -moz-background-origin: padding; background: aqua;">Reproof __**: blame, criticism
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;"> · **__<span style="-moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; -moz-background-origin: padding; background: aqua;">Tuition __**: instruction, teaching
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;"> · **__<span style="-moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; -moz-background-origin: padding; background: aqua;">Appeasingly __**: in an attempt to please
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;"> · **__<span style="-moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; -moz-background-origin: padding; background: aqua;">Diabolically __**: with evil intent
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;"> · **__<span style="-moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; -moz-background-origin: padding; background: aqua;">Disconsolate __**: unhappy; gloomy
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;"> · **__<span style="-moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; -moz-background-origin: padding; background: aqua;">Gee __**: right
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;"> · **__<span style="-moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; -moz-background-origin: padding; background: aqua;">Haw __**: left