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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The dog’s instincts tell him that walking in this cold is not good and that it is the time to do what, in Part III?
(a) Curl up behind a tree
(b) Hide behind a windbreak
(c) Burrow in the snow
(d) Lay in the sun

2. When the protagonist’s second fire fails, he decides to attempt to do what with the dog?
(a) Feed it
(b) Follow it
(c) Send it for help
(d) Kill it

3. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that will come later in the story?
(a) Climax
(b) Hyperbole
(c) Foreshadowing
(d) Irony

4. What time is it in the beginning of To Build a Fire?
(a) 11:15 a.m.
(b) 6:30 a.m.
(c) 4:45 a.m.
(d) 9:00 a.m.

5. After falling through the ice, the protagonist believes this mishap will delay him for how long in reaching his destination?
(a) 2 hours
(b) 20 minutes
(c) 45 minutes
(d) 1 hour

Short Answer Questions

1. How far away does the dog run before halting and surveying the protagonist after he releases it in Part V?

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

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

4. What had been the protagonist’s response when the old-timer told him how cold it could get in the country?

5. What does the fire symbolize to the protagonist in Part V?

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