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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. St. Michael is described as being located by what body of water in Part I?
(a) The Gulf of Alaska
(b) The Arctic Ocean
(c) Cook Inlet
(d) The Bering Sea

2. The Yukon lay hidden under how many feet of ice, according to the narrator in Part I?
(a) 8
(b) 12
(c) 3
(d) 5

3. The narrator states in Part I, “North and south, as far as his eye could see, it was unbroken” what?
(a) Clouds
(b) Rain
(c) White
(d) Snowstorms

4. When did the Klondike Gold Rush begin?
(a) 1872
(b) 1912
(c) 1897
(d) 1845

5. The protagonist turns aside from what main trail to climb the high earth-bank to a “dim and little-traveled trail” in Part I?
(a) The Alaska Trail
(b) The Apache Trail
(c) The Arctic Trail
(d) The Yukon trail

Short Answer Questions

1. The day is described as having broken exceedingly how in the opening of To Build a Fire?

2. What time is it in the beginning of To Build a Fire?

3. The “dark hair-line” of trail visible in Part I is said to be the main trail that leads south how many miles to the Chilcoot Pass?

4. The protagonist anticipates arriving to meet the boys at the campsite by what time in Part I?

5. On top of the ice of the Yukon is how many feet of snow, according to the narrator in Part I?

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