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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the protagonist intend on rubbing his feet with in Part IV?
(a) Snow
(b) Pine needles
(c) Branches
(d) Dirt

2. How many inches of snow cover the furrow of the last runners on the old sled-trail in Part II?
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 9
(d) 12

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) 107 degrees
(b) 88 degrees
(c) 40 degrees
(d) 62 degrees

4. What does the narrator refer to the protagonist in the story as?
(a) The wanderer
(b) The explorer
(c) The fool
(d) The man

5. St. Michael is described as being located by what body of water in Part I?
(a) The Arctic Ocean
(b) The Gulf of Alaska
(c) Cook Inlet
(d) The Bering Sea

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The protagonist lights his second fire by touching a match to a small shred of what that he takes from his pocket in Part IV?

3. At what pace has the protagonist been making his journey when he looks at his watch at 10:00 a.m. in Part II?

4. According to the narrator in Part IV, “The old-timer had been very serious in laying down the law that no man must travel alone in the Klondike after” what?

5. What refers to the decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a literary plot?

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