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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The protagonist is bound for an old claim on the left fork of what in To Build a Fire?
(a) Henderson Creek
(b) Johnson Creek
(c) Indian Creek
(d) Alberts Creek

2. At what time exactly does the protagonist arrive at the forks of the creek in Part II?
(a) 11:00 a.m.
(b) 9:00 a.m.
(c) 12:30 p.m.
(d) 6:30 a.m.

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

4. The “dark hair-line” of trail visible in Part I is said to be the main trail that leads north 70 miles to what location?
(a) Anchorage
(b) Moosejaw
(c) Fairbanks
(d) Dawson

5. What is the point of view for the narrative of To Build a Fire?
(a) Second-person
(b) Fourth-person
(c) Third-person
(d) First-person

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator refer to the protagonist in the story as?

2. What does the protagonist do to help the dog after it falls through the ice in Part II?

3. What word refers to “a newcomer to the land” in Part I?

4. What does the dog do when it has ice formed between its toes from falling into the water in Part II?

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

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