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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The only supply the protagonist is carrying with him on his journey is what?
(a) A handgun
(b) A sled
(c) His lunch
(d) A rifle

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

3. In literature, what refers to the struggle occurring within a character's mind?
(a) Irony
(b) Internal conflict
(c) Relational conflict
(d) External conflict

4. Which of the following is a central theme in To Build a Fire?
(a) Religious persecution
(b) Corrupt politics
(c) Forbidden love
(d) Man versus nature

5. The narrator states in Part III that “there was no keen” what “between the dog and the man”?
(a) Reality
(b) Understanding
(c) Intimacy
(d) Ability

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time exactly does the protagonist arrive at the forks of the creek in Part II?

2. What location is 1,000 miles north along the “dark hair-line” of the main trail visible in Part I?

3. In literature, what refers to an incompatibility in how two or more individuals relate to one another?

4. 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?

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

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