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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the temperature, according to the narrator in Part II?
(a) 20 degrees
(b) 5 degrees
(c) Negative 10 degrees
(d) Negative 75 degrees

2. What does the protagonist do after finishing his lunch in Part III?
(a) Drinks some whiskey
(b) Lights a pipe
(c) Takes a nap
(d) Watches the clouds

3. When the protagonist reaches Henderson Creek in Part II, he knows he is how far from the forks?
(a) 17 miles
(b) 2 miles
(c) 10 miles
(d) 4 miles

4. According to the narrator in Part V, there had been no what for weeks?
(a) Rain
(b) Clouds
(c) Animals
(d) Wind

5. Which word from Part V means adequate for the purpose?
(a) Apathetic
(b) Sufficient
(c) Success
(d) Wistful

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that the only caresses the dog has known were the caresses of what, in Part III?

2. How does the protagonist eventually separate the matches in Part V?

3. Which word from Part V means skillful or artful management?

4. Which of the following is a central theme in To Build a Fire?

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

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