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Across 2. Buck's ancestors _______ across the country side in the days of old, without a destination, plan, or path to follow. 5. On the trail, Francois was a king and he ruled over the sled, which was his ______. 6. Young dogs were often guilty of _______ when they pretended to know exactly what they were doing in the traces. 7. Spitz was _______ towards Buck, actively trying to cause him harm and to obstruct him from his goals. 8. Mercedes was extremely ________ with her men, ordering them around and being a perfectionist. 10. The _______ dogs were fierce and regal creatures, before domestication and life with humans. 12. In the traces, the dogs moved with grace and ________, and Francois would admire their swift lopes. 14. Dogs that have gone mad resort to a state of _______, lashing out in violence and confusion to anything and everything. 15. Buck's characteristics of virtue, honesty and strength are all ________ parts of his character.

Down 1. When the wild dogs attacked the camp, the resulting wild uproar resulted in a general feeling of _________. 3. The unbroken out sled could, at times, seem consciously ______ in its inability to move, as if it were trying to be stubborn and stay still 4. Riots and fires can cause a town to turn to a scene of ______, with people being lost in a state of chaos and violence. 6. When the dogs became unruly in the traces, Francois would _______ conciliate them with his whip and words of quiet soothing. 9. When one dog whined and barked from tiredness and depression, the other dogs would voice their ______ with agreeing howls and cries. 11. Some untruthful and undutiful dogs would _______ to get out of work, trying to convince the rivers they were too sick or injured to toil on the trail. 13. Buck often dreamed of loafing in a shady green ______, with vines overhead and soft earth underfoot