Circle the letter of the best synonym (the word or phrase most nearly the same as the word in bold-faced type) a juncture in the family's welfare a. confusion b. crisis c. separation d. puncture e. healing the bold-faced word is juncture

what are you

i believe it is the first choice (1.)

because the major theme is(“both the wild and civilization have rules.”)

and also as u said,( based on what buck learns within the call of the wild, "both the wild and civilization have rules".this is true of humans within society as well.