Chapter+One

 **Chapter 1 ** · Buck, a Saint Bernard-Scotch shepherd mix, lived the good life on Judge Miller’s ranch in the Santa Clara Valley until he was kidnapped by Manual, a gardener’s assistant with a gambling problem. Manuel shipped Buck north to become a sled dog in the Yukon Territories. In Seattle Buck was broken by a man with a club, providing him with his initiation into his savage new life. There he and Curly, a good-natured Newfoundland, were purchased by Perrault and François who were couriers for the Canadian Government. On board the Narwhal, Buck and Curley joined Spitz and Dave, two other dogs, for the journey north. Arriving in the Yukon, Buck experiences snow for the first time. **__Discussion Questions __** **__Vocabulary __**
 * __Into The Primitive __**
 *  · In the beginning of Chapter 1, how is Buck described? Based on this description, how do you think he will deal with the hardships of the Yukon Territory? Which of his traits will serve him well in his new life? Which will he have to abandon to survive?
 *  · What important lesson did Buck learn from the man with the club? What is meant by the line, “It was his introduction to the reign of primitive law, and he the introduction halfway.”?
 *  · How did François begin to earn Buck’s respect? From the description of this incident, predict what Buck’s relationship will be with a “big, snowy-white fellow from Spitzbergen.”
 *  · What is the significance of the title of this chapter?


 *  · **__Demesne __**: domain
 *  · **__Populous __**: with many people; well-populated
 *  · **__Imperiously __**: like a king
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; 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;">Sated __**: filled up; full
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; 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;">Insular __**: protected; inexperienced
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; 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;">Progeny __**: children; offspring
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; 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;">Deft __**: skilled
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; 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;">Futilely __**: unsuccessfully
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; 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;">Vilely __**: rudely
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; 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;">Hydrophobia __**: rabies
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; 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;">Impending __**: soon to happen
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; 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;">Calamity __**: disaster
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; 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;">Surcharged __**: charged over normal price
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; 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;">Slaver __**: saliva; slobber
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; 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;">Primitive __**: early, not sophisticated, raw, uncivilized
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; 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;">Dormant __**: hidden, buried, sleeping
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; 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;">Cunning __**: wisdom, experienced; wily