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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what pace has the protagonist been making his journey when he looks at his watch at 10:00 a.m. in Part II?
(a) 1 mile per hour
(b) 7 miles per hour
(c) 4 miles per hour
(d) 2 miles per hour

2. What refers to an object, action, or idea that represents something other than itself?
(a) Rising action
(b) Symbol
(c) Climax
(d) Foreshadowing

3. What does the protagonist do in order to regain feeling in his feet in Part III?
(a) Pours warm water over them
(b) Gets the dog to lay on them
(c) Stamps up and down
(d) Puts his shoes on

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

5. The protagonist turns aside from what main trail to climb the high earth-bank to a “dim and little-traveled trail” in Part I?
(a) The Apache Trail
(b) The Yukon trail
(c) The Arctic Trail
(d) The Alaska Trail

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the dog do when it has ice formed between its toes from falling into the water in Part II?

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

4. The day is described as having broken exceedingly how in the opening of To Build a Fire?

5. Which word from Part III refers to something that threatens to cause evil, harm or injury?

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