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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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

2. In literature, what are exaggerations to create emphasis or effect?
(a) Ironies
(b) Foreshadowing
(c) Hyperboles
(d) Metaphors

3. At what pace has the protagonist been making his journey when he looks at his watch at 10:00 a.m. in Part II?
(a) 1 mile per hour
(b) 2 miles per hour
(c) 4 miles per hour
(d) 7 miles per hour

4. What does the protagonist realize he’s forgotten to do when he stops to eat his lunch in Part III?
(a) Drink water
(b) Build a shelter
(c) Say a prayer
(d) Build a fire

5. On top of the ice of the Yukon is how many feet of snow, according to the narrator in Part I?
(a) 2
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 3

Short Answer Questions

1. The only supply the protagonist is carrying with him on his journey is what?

2. The narrator states in Part I that the protagonist is used to the lack of what?

3. The protagonist is described in Part I as being “quick and alert in the things of life, but only in the things, and not in” what?

4. What is significant about the protagonist’s spittle crackling in Part I?

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

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