Read the excerpt from The Call of the Wild.

When Buck earned sixteen hundred dollars in five minutes for John Thornton, he made it possible for his master to pay off certain debts and to journey with his partners into the East after a fabled lost mine, the history of which was as old as the history of the country.

Where does this event fit in the plot's structure?

rising action

exposition

falling action

resolution

Falling action

Explanation:

This event best fits the falling action. In Chapter VII, we learn that Thornton has now become Buck's master, and Buck transitions into the last part of his life before returning fully to the wild. He is happy with Thornton, and admires him. Moreover, the two of them travel into the wilderness, deep in the Canadian forest. However, Thornton is eventually killed by a group of Yeehat Indians. After Thornton's death, Buck finally returns to the wild, becoming the leader of a pack of wolves.

rising action