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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Yukon lay hidden under how many feet of ice, according to the narrator in Part I?
(a) 3
(b) 12
(c) 5
(d) 8

2. The protagonist steps through the ice and wets himself how high in Part IV?
(a) To the waist
(b) To the elbows
(c) Halfway up the thighs
(d) Halfway to the knees

3. On top of the ice of the Yukon is how many feet of snow, according to the narrator in Part I?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 6
(d) 8

4. What time is it in the beginning of To Build a Fire?
(a) 11:15 a.m.
(b) 4:45 a.m.
(c) 9:00 a.m.
(d) 6:30 a.m.

5. What type of dog travels with the protagonist?
(a) Burmese Mountain Dog
(b) German Shepherd
(c) Husky
(d) Newfoundland

Short Answer Questions

1. In literature, what refers to an incompatibility in how two or more individuals relate to one another?

2. What refers to related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest?

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

4. 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?

5. What refers to an object, action, or idea that represents something other than itself?

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