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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states in Part IV, “When it is seventy-five below zero, a man must not fail in his first attempt to” do what?
(a) Gather water
(b) Build a fire
(c) Save himself
(d) Strike a match

2. How many inches of snow cover the furrow of the last runners on the old sled-trail in Part II?
(a) 3
(b) 12
(c) 5
(d) 9

3. The protagonist thinks to himself, “those old-timers were rather” what, in Part IV?
(a) Womanish
(b) Cautious
(c) Superstitious
(d) Brave

4. What does the protagonist do to help the dog after it falls through the ice in Part II?
(a) Helps to remove the ice from its paws
(b) Warms the dog against his bare skin
(c) Builds a fire
(d) Puts his mittens on the dog

5. What refers to an obstacle located outside the protagonist, including nature, the supernatural, or society?
(a) External conflict
(b) Relational conflict
(c) Internal conflict
(d) Manipulation

Short Answer Questions

1. In order to build a fire, the protagonist must do what in Part IV?

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

3. The protagonist begins by feeding the fire with twigs the size of what in Part IV?

4. Where did Jack London’s family settle in 1886?

5. The protagonist experiences a pang of regret that he had not devised what object that Bud wears in cold snaps in Part II?

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