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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The protagonist steps through the ice and wets himself how high in Part IV?
(a) To the waist
(b) Halfway to the knees
(c) Halfway up the thighs
(d) To the elbows

2. What does the fire symbolize to the protagonist in Part V?
(a) Life
(b) Comfort
(c) God
(d) Triumph

3. What does the protagonist do in order to get the dog to come with him when he departs from eating lunch in Part III?
(a) Claps
(b) Fires a pistol
(c) Yells
(d) Whistles

4. What had been the protagonist’s response when the old-timer told him how cold it could get in the country?
(a) He cried
(b) He laughed at him
(c) He thanked him for the warning
(d) He got angry

5. How does the protagonist eventually separate the matches in Part V?
(a) With his teeth
(b) With the dogs help
(c) By blowing on them
(d) With his nose

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word from Part IV means inanimate or dead?

2. Which word from Part III means anticipation of adversity or misfortune?

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

4. At 12:00 p.m., the sun is at its brightest but it is too far in what direction to clear the horizon?

5. The narrator states in Part V that the dog looks to the protagonist as what?

(see the answer key)

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