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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes the “traps” that are along the protagonist’s path in Part II?
(a) Branches
(b) Rocks
(c) The sun
(d) Springs

2. What refers to an object, action, or idea that represents something other than itself?
(a) Rising action
(b) Symbol
(c) Foreshadowing
(d) Climax

3. The protagonist experiences a pang of regret that he had not devised what object that Bud wears in cold snaps in Part II?
(a) A nose-strap
(b) Caribou pants
(c) A hat with flaps
(d) A musk ox mask

4. The dog’s instincts tell him that walking in this cold is not good and that it is the time to do what, in Part III?
(a) Hide behind a windbreak
(b) Lay in the sun
(c) Curl up behind a tree
(d) Burrow in the snow

5. At 12:00 p.m., the sun is at its brightest but it is too far in what direction to clear the horizon?
(a) East
(b) South
(c) West
(d) North

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest?

2. What is the principle form of conflict faced by the protagonist in To Build a Fire?

3. What is the temperature, according to the narrator in Part II?

4. The Yukon lay hidden under how many feet of ice, according to the narrator in Part I?

5. Who had told the protagonist about the dangers of being wet in such cold temperatures?

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