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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Jack London die?
(a) 1944
(b) 1957
(c) 1916
(d) 1969

2. Where was Jack London born?
(a) Oakland, California
(b) San Francisco, California
(c) Arcata, California
(d) Los Angeles, California

3. The protagonist is described in Part I as being “quick and alert in the things of life, but only in the things, and not in” what?
(a) The beauty
(b) The actions
(c) The significances
(d) The lessons

4. 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) 4 miles per hour
(b) 2 miles per hour
(c) 7 miles per hour
(d) 1 mile per hour

5. When the protagonist reaches Henderson Creek in Part II, he knows he is how far from the forks?
(a) 4 miles
(b) 2 miles
(c) 10 miles
(d) 17 miles

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that will come later in the story?

2. Naturalism was a literary movement that emerged in what decade?

3. What time is it in the beginning of To Build a Fire?

4. What color are the protagonist’s beard and moustache?

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

(see the answer key)

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