The call of the wild is a novel by jack london. it focuses on the life of buck, a pampered dog who lives with a wealthy family in southern california. during the gold rush, buck is captured, sold, and eventually shipped to alaska. along the way, buck is mistreated, but eventually he learns to survive as a member of a dog sled team. with each new experience, buck becomes more acquainted with his ancestor's instincts. finally, after losing someone he cared about, buck decides to return to living in the wild. which of these statements best represent the theme of the call of the wild? a. a dog is mistreated for his entire life, even as part of a dog sled team. b. a dog endures hardship but ends up going back to where he is meant to be. c. a dog discovers the differences between life in california and in alaska. d. a dog learns what it's like to be taken from his home and sent far away.

the answer is b. a dog endures hardship but ends up going back to where he is meant to be.
i didn't know how to tell anyone

Read the excerpt from act 1 of a doll's house. helmer: nora! [goes up to her and takes her playfully by the ear.] the same little featherhead! suppose, now, that i borrowed fifty pounds today, and you spent it all in the christmas week, and then on new year's eve a slate fell on my head and killed me, and— nora: [putting her hands over his mouth]. oh! don't say such horrid things. helmer: still, suppose that happened, —what then? nora: if that were to happen, i don't suppose i should care whether i owed money or not. helmer: yes, but what about the people who had lent it? nora: they? who would bother about them? i should not know who they were. helmer: that is like a woman! but seriously, nora, you know what i think about that. no debt, no borrowing. there can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt. we two have kept bravely on the straight road so far, and we will go on the same way for the short time longer that there need be any struggle. nora: [moving towards the stove]. as you , torvald. how does the interaction between helmer and nora advance the plot? nora realizes that helmer will completely disapprove of her having borrowed money, so she has to continue to keep it a secret from him. nora realizes that she and helmer have the same ideas about financial issues, and the conversation brings them closer together later in the play. helmer realizes that nora is more responsible with money than he originally thought, and he trusts her more with finances later in the play. nora realizes that helmer knows a lot more about borrowing and lending, and she will seek his input later when she needs it.