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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the protagonist chew as he travels in the narrative?
(a) Manzanita leaves
(b) Gum
(c) Leather
(d) Tobacco

2. What is the principle form of conflict faced by the protagonist in To Build a Fire?
(a) External conflict
(b) Internal conflict
(c) Manipulation
(d) Relational conflict

3. The narrator states in Part II that given that the freezing-point is 32 degrees above zero, the degrees of frost obtained as the protagonist travels is what?
(a) 88 degrees
(b) 62 degrees
(c) 40 degrees
(d) 107 degrees

4. The narrator states that the only caresses the dog has known were the caresses of what, in Part III?
(a) The rain
(b) Strangers
(c) The wind
(d) The whip-lash

5. The protagonist is bound for an old claim on the left fork of what in To Build a Fire?
(a) Henderson Creek
(b) Johnson Creek
(c) Indian Creek
(d) Alberts Creek

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Jack London born?

2. What does the protagonist realize he’s forgotten to do when he stops to eat his lunch in Part III?

3. What does the narrator say depresses the dog that travels with the protagonist in Part II?

4. The protagonist anticipates arriving to meet the boys at the campsite by what time in Part I?

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

(see the answer key)

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