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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator refer to the protagonist in the story as?
(a) The wanderer
(b) The fool
(c) The man
(d) The explorer

2. The protagonist is described in Part I as being “quick and alert in the things of life, but only in the things, and not in” what?
(a) The lessons
(b) The significances
(c) The beauty
(d) The actions

3. What is contained in the biscuits that the protagonist carries with him for lunch?
(a) Bacon
(b) Salmonberries
(c) Blueberries
(d) Salmon

4. What color is the dog that travels with the protagonist?
(a) Black
(b) White
(c) Brown
(d) Gray

5. St. Michael is described as being located by what body of water in Part I?
(a) The Bering Sea
(b) The Gulf of Alaska
(c) The Arctic Ocean
(d) Cook Inlet

Short Answer Questions

1. The protagonist shoves the dog in order to make it do what in Part II?

2. What does the dog do when it has ice formed between its toes from falling into the water in Part II?

3. The only supply the protagonist is carrying with him on his journey is what?

4. What is significant about the protagonist’s spittle crackling in Part I?

5. What does the protagonist realize he’s forgotten to do when he stops to eat his lunch in Part III?

(see the answer key)

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