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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The trek that the protagonist takes is expected to last how long?
(a) 2 hours
(b) 14 hours
(c) 9 hours
(d) 5 hours

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the protagonist do after finishing his lunch in Part III?

2. After departing from his lunch break, the protagonist sees no signs of springs for how long?

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

4. What does the protagonist do in order to get the dog to come with him when he departs from eating lunch in Part III?

5. “The boys” had come over across the divide from what country, according to the narrator in Part I?

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