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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of weapon does the protagonist carry?
(a) A sheath-knife
(b) A rifle
(c) A machete
(d) A pistol

2. Which word from Part IV means the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors?
(a) Wistful
(b) Conflagration
(c) Success
(d) Ancestry

3. What does the protagonist do once the fire is a success and he remembers the advice of the old-timer in Part IV?
(a) He scowls
(b) He smiles
(c) He cries
(d) He laughs

4. What does the narrator refer to the dog as in Part III?
(a) A loyal companion
(b) A toil-slave
(c) A dumb beast
(d) A primal hunter

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the protagonist’s second fire fails, he decides to attempt to do what with the dog?

2. What refers to the condition in which core temperature drops below the required temperature for normal metabolism and body functions?

3. The protagonist steps through the ice and wets himself how high in Part IV?

4. What does the protagonist chew as he travels in the narrative?

5. The narrator claims that the “trouble with him” is that he is without what in Part I?

(see the answer key)

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