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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Jack London born?
(a) Oakland, California
(b) Los Angeles, California
(c) Arcata, California
(d) San Francisco, California

2. What does the dog do when it has ice formed between its toes from falling into the water in Part II?
(a) Tries to chew the ice out
(b) Runs away
(c) Curls into a ball
(d) Licks its legs

3. The narrator states in Part II that given that the freezing-point is 32 degrees above zero, the degrees of frost obtained as the protagonist travels is what?
(a) 88 degrees
(b) 62 degrees
(c) 40 degrees
(d) 107 degrees

4. According to the narrator in Part V, there had been no what for weeks?
(a) Clouds
(b) Wind
(c) Animals
(d) Rain

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) 3
(d) 8

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the point of view for the narrative of To Build a Fire?

2. The narrator claims that the “trouble with him” is that he is without what in Part I?

3. What does the protagonist realize he’s forgotten to do when he stops to eat his lunch in Part III?

4. The narrator states that the only caresses the dog has known were the caresses of what, in Part III?

5. Which of the following is a central theme in To Build a Fire?

(see the answer key)

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