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

2. The narrator states in Part I that the protagonist is used to the lack of what?
(a) Stars
(b) Warmth
(c) Sun
(d) Birds

3. What is the point of view for the narrative of To Build a Fire?
(a) Second-person
(b) First-person
(c) Third-person
(d) Fourth-person

4. “The boys” had come over across the divide from what country, according to the narrator in Part I?
(a) Johnson Creek country
(b) Alberts Creek country
(c) Henderson Creek country
(d) Indian Creek country

5. Jack London's mother was the fifth and youngest child of what Pennsylvania Canal builder?
(a) Jackson Wright
(b) Marshall Wellman
(c) Roger Stevens
(d) Albert Thompson

Short Answer Questions

1. When the protagonist reaches the top of the steep bank on the little-traveled trail in Part I, he stops to catch his breath and excuses the action by doing what?

2. 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?

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

4. How wide is the Yukon, according to the narrator in Part I?

5. St. Michael is described as being located by what body of water in Part I?

(see the answer key)

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