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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Petting the dog
(b) Listening for a sound
(c) Looking at his watch
(d) Eating his lunch

2. When was Jack London born?
(a) 1907
(b) 1921
(c) 1892
(d) 1876

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) Snowstorms
(d) White

4. In what year did Jack London die?
(a) 1916
(b) 1957
(c) 1969
(d) 1944

5. What does the protagonist do to help the dog after it falls through the ice in Part II?
(a) Warms the dog against his bare skin
(b) Helps to remove the ice from its paws
(c) Builds a fire
(d) Puts his mittens on the dog

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color are the protagonist’s beard and moustache?

3. What word refers to “a newcomer to the land” in Part I?

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

5. Where did Jack London’s family settle in 1886?

(see the answer key)

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