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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The protagonist shoves the dog in order to make it do what in Part II?
(a) Walk behind him
(b) Howl
(c) Lay down
(d) Walk ahead of him

3. What does the narrator say depresses the dog that travels with the protagonist in Part II?
(a) The cold
(b) The dark
(c) The ice
(d) The man

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

5. What causes the “traps” that are along the protagonist’s path in Part II?
(a) The sun
(b) Springs
(c) Rocks
(d) Branches

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color is the dog that travels with the protagonist?

3. In literature, what are exaggerations to create emphasis or effect?

4. The protagonist is bound for an old claim on the left fork of what in To Build a Fire?

5. The only supply the protagonist is carrying with him on his journey is what?

(see the answer key)

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