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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is the old-timer from that the protagonist recalls in Part III?
(a) Crystal Springs
(b) Bighorn Ranch
(c) Sulphur Creek
(d) Bear Mountain

3. What word refers to “a newcomer to the land” in Part I?
(a) Nuoktuk
(b) Nenukto
(c) Chenutok
(d) Chechaquo

4. After departing from his lunch break, the protagonist sees no signs of springs for how long?
(a) 1 hours
(b) 3 hours
(c) 30 minutes
(d) 10 minutes

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. What does the protagonist do in order to regain feeling in his feet in Part III?

2. The Yukon lay hidden under how many feet of ice, according to the narrator in Part I?

3. What is the principle form of conflict faced by the protagonist in To Build a Fire?

4. The protagonist turns aside from what main trail to climb the high earth-bank to a “dim and little-traveled trail” in Part I?

5. When was Jack London born?

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