At the first step upon the cold surface, Buck's feet sank into a white mushy something very like mud. He sprang back with a snort. More of this white stuff was falling through the air. He shook himself, but more of it fell upon him. He sniffed it curiously, then licked some up on his tongue. It bit like fire, and the next instant was gone. This puzzled him. He tried it again, with the same result. The onlookers laughed uproariously, and he felt ashamed, he knew not why, for it was his first snow. —The Call of the Wild, Jack London What can you conclude about the setting, based on this passage? Buck is in the north, where sled dogs are in demand. Buck is experiencing snow for the first time. Buck is curious about becoming a sled dog. Buck has been returned to his original owne