1. The only supply the protagonist is carrying with him on his journey is what?
(a) A rifle
(b) A sled
(c) His lunch
(d) A handgun

2. When the protagonist gets up to leave after his lunch, he takes the creek trail in which direction in Part III?
(a) Up the left fork
(b) Up the right fork
(c) Downstream
(d) Up the center fork

3. The narrator states in Part I that the protagonist is used to the lack of what?
(a) Stars
(b) Birds
(c) Warmth
(d) Sun

4. “The boys” had come over across the divide from what country, according to the narrator in Part I?
(a) Indian Creek country
(b) Henderson Creek country
(c) Alberts Creek country
(d) Johnson Creek country

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of point-of-view in literature allows the reader to know everything that can be known about a character, including past history, thoughts, and feelings?

2. What does the narrator say the dog has learned and wants in Part II?

3. The protagonist’s socks are described as being like what “halfway to the knees” in Part IV?

4. The strings of the protagonist’s shoes are described as being like what in Part IV?

5. According to the narrator in Part I, “It was a clear day, and yet there seemed an intangible” what “over the face of things”?

(see the answer key)

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