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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How wide is the Yukon, according to the narrator in Part I?
(a) 500 feet
(b) 350 yards
(c) 1000 yards
(d) 1 mile

2. 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 musk ox mask
(b) A hat with flaps
(c) A nose-strap
(d) Caribou pants

3. What does the narrator say depresses the dog that travels with the protagonist in Part II?
(a) The ice
(b) The man
(c) The cold
(d) The dark

4. The protagonist had been out in how many cold snaps before, according to the narrator in Part II?
(a) 8
(b) 11
(c) 5
(d) 2

5. What is a literary figure of speech that describes a subject by asserting that it is the same as another otherwise unrelated object?
(a) Foreshadowing
(b) Metaphor
(c) Irony
(d) Hyperbole

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states in Part II that given that the freezing-point is 32 degrees above zero, the degrees of frost obtained as the protagonist travels is what?

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

3. How many inches of snow cover the furrow of the last runners on the old sled-trail in Part II?

4. In literature, what refers to the author's providing of some background information to the audience about the plot, characters' histories, setting, and theme?

5. What color are the protagonist’s beard and moustache?

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