He swiftly lost the fastidiousness which had characterized his old life. A dainty eater, he found that his mates, finishing first, robbed him of his unfinished ration. There was no defending it. While he was fighting off two or three, it was disappearing down the throats of the others. To remedy this, he ate as fast as they; and, so greatly did hunger compel him, he was not above taking what did not belong to him. He watched and learned. When he saw Pike, one of the new dogs, a clever malingerer and thief, slyly steal a slice of bacon when Perrault's back was turned, he duplicated the performance the following day, getting away with the whole chunk. A great uproar was raised, but he was unsuspected; while Dub, an awkward blunderer who was always getting caught, was punished for Buck's misdeed.

This first theft marked Buck as fit to survive in the hostile Northland environment. It marked his adaptability, his capacity to adjust himself to changing conditions, the lack of which would have meant swift and terrible death.

—The Call of the Wild,
Jack London

What is the most important change that Buck goes through in this passage?
A. He learns to eat more quickly
B. He learns to blame other dogs
C. He learns survival skills

Why does Buck change in this way?
A. He sees Pike steal food
B. He is desperately hungry
C. Dub is blamed for his theft

Answer:

first is C second is B

Explanation:

What is the best way to describe a sentence fragment?
a group of words that does not include a verb
a group of words that seems out of place
a group of words with lots of nouns and adjectives
a group of words that does not form a complete thought

Why might an author decide to tell a story using a third-person narrator?
An author might want to describe what several characters are thinking, not just one.
An author might not know how to write in first-person.
An author might decide that none of the characters is interesting enough to be the narrator.
An author might want to show what just one character is thinking and feeling.

Which sentence comes from a story with a first-person narrator?
They left the house too late to see the fireworks.
The girl left her house too late to see the fireworks.
She left her house too late to see the fireworks.
I left my house too late to see the fireworks.

What does first-person point of view show you about the main character (that third person may not show)?
what is happening to other characters
what is going to happen next
how the character thinks and feels
how other characters think and feel

Which situation is a good time to use a sentence fragment?
if you want to show how two people really talk to each other
if you want to describe a novel's setting very precisely
if you want to impress your teacher with your how-to essay
if you want to write a letter to the mayor asking for more parks