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

2. The protagonist anticipates arriving to meet the boys at the campsite by what time in Part I?
(a) 3:30 p.m.
(b) 8:30 p.m.
(c) 10:00 p.m.
(d) 6:00 p.m.

3. After departing from his lunch break, the protagonist sees no signs of springs for how long?
(a) 1 hours
(b) 10 minutes
(c) 30 minutes
(d) 3 hours

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

5. What is significant about the protagonist’s spittle crackling in Part I?
(a) It doesn’t leave his lips
(b) It doesn’t melt
(c) It is blue
(d) It cracks mid-air

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The protagonist begins by feeding the fire with twigs the size of what in Part IV?

3. What does the protagonist do in order to regain feeling in his feet in Part III?

4. According to the narrator in Part IV, “The old-timer had been very serious in laying down the law that no man must travel alone in the Klondike after” what?

5. What kind of socks does the protagonist wear in Part IV?

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