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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The protagonist thinks to himself, “those old-timers were rather” what, in Part IV?
(a) Superstitious
(b) Brave
(c) Womanish
(d) Cautious

4. What does the protagonist do once he reaches the forks of the creek in Part II?
(a) Stops to eat lunch
(b) Goes fishing
(c) Sets a beaver trap
(d) Sets a lynx trap

5. What of the protagonist’s “ebbed away and sank down into the recesses of his body” in Part IV?
(a) His blood
(b) His spirit
(c) His thoughts
(d) His warmth

Short Answer Questions

1. At 12:00 p.m., the sun is at its brightest but it is too far in what direction to clear the horizon?

2. What color is the dog that travels with the protagonist?

3. The narrator says of the protagonist in Part II, “He was not much given to thinking, and just then particularly he had nothing to think about save that he would eat lunch” where?

4. In literature, what are exaggerations to create emphasis or effect?

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

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