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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Part V of the story marks what point in the plot structure?
(a) Exposition
(b) Denouement
(c) Falling action
(d) Climax

2. What is the principle form of conflict faced by the protagonist in To Build a Fire?
(a) External conflict
(b) Manipulation
(c) Relational conflict
(d) Internal conflict

3. The man is described as speaking in what way to the dog in Part V, meaning leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal?
(a) Angrily
(b) Lovingly
(c) Pleadingly
(d) Peremptorily

4. What does the dog yearn toward as the man departs after eating his lunch in Part III?
(a) A snow cave
(b) The cloth that the biscuits were wrapped with
(c) The forest
(d) The fire

5. Which word, used to describe the snow in Part V, means something that covers, envelops, or conceals?
(a) Horizon
(b) Mantle
(c) Cirque
(d) Perimeter

Short Answer Questions

1. At what pace has the protagonist been making his journey when he looks at his watch at 10:00 a.m. in Part II?

2. What does the protagonist begin to do after panicking in Part VI?

3. What refers to the condition in which core temperature drops below the required temperature for normal metabolism and body functions?

4. What thought puts the protagonist in a panic as he tries to light his second fire in Part V?

5. The narrator states in Part V of the protagonist, “It struck him as curious that one should have to use his eyes in order to find out where” what were?

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