The Life of Jack London
January 12, 1876 - November 22, 1916
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Across
4 London survived a typhoon and lost
several of his teeth to __?__. (7)
6 London's first boat was named the
__?__. (6) (2 Words)
7 London's cause of death was a
combination of __?__ and morphine
poisoning. (11)
9 In 1894, London joined a group called
__?__, a throng of unemployed men
who set out from California riding the
rails. (8) (2 Words)
11 London embraced __?__ and criticized
capitalism. (10)
13 London's mother could not care for
him when he was an infant so he was
cared by a former slave named __?__.
(5) (2 Words)
14 London's biological father was not
involved in his life and never
acknowledged him as his __?__. (4)
18 Jack London was born in 1876 in the
slums of San Francisco, __?__.(2)
23 Jack London worked on trains, __?__,
and canneries as a teen. (2)
24 Jack London's mother believed she
could __?__ and predict the future. (3)
(4 Words)
25 Jack London's biological father,
William Chaney, was an attorney,
__?___, and astrologist. (2)
Down
1 When London's father found out Flora
was pregnant, he __?__ her. (4)
2 After leaving UC Berkeley, London
followed the __?__. (8) (2 Words)
3 __?__ is considered a major Naturalist
work. (12) (5 Words)
5 London's mother was __?__ when he
was born. (2)
8 London was a well-known __?__. (12)
10 London's mother eventually married a
__?__ named John London. (2) (3 Words)
12 London's mother, Flora, earned money
performing seances and teaching __?__.
(3)
15 London became an oyster pirate, or
__?__, on the San Francisco Bay. (6)
16 As a war correspondent London risked
his life to get to the front lines in __?__.
(9)
17 When London reached Korea he had
developed __?__. (9)
19 London struggled with his health his
entire adult life, mostly due to __?__.
(10)
20 When London's __?__ began to fail his
doctor prescribed him morphine for the
pain. (11)
21 London wrote and published over __?__
books in the last 16 years of his life.
(10)
22 London considered the Prentiss children
to be his __?__. (5)
