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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 4 miles
(d) 10 miles

2. What does the protagonist plan to remove by the fire to dry in Part IV?
(a) His watch
(b) His hat
(c) His coat
(d) His footgear

3. What does the narrator refer to the dog as in Part III?
(a) A dumb beast
(b) A toil-slave
(c) A primal hunter
(d) A loyal companion

4. According to the narrator in Part IV, “The old-timer had been very serious in laying down the law that no man must travel alone in the Klondike after” what?
(a) Fifteen below
(b) Thirty below
(c) 0 degrees
(d) Fifty below

5. In literature, what refers to the struggle occurring within a character's mind?
(a) Relational conflict
(b) Irony
(c) External conflict
(d) Internal conflict

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the protagonist chew as he travels in the narrative?

2. What location is 1,000 miles north along the “dark hair-line” of the main trail visible in Part I?

3. What refers to an incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result?

4. What does the protagonist intend on rubbing his feet with in Part IV?

5. What does the dog yearn toward as the man departs after eating his lunch in Part III?

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