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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who had told the protagonist about the dangers of being wet in such cold temperatures?
(a) The old-timer
(b) The ship captain
(c) The gold miner
(d) The priest

2. What does the narrator say depresses the dog that travels with the protagonist in Part II?
(a) The cold
(b) The ice
(c) The man
(d) The dark

3. Where did Jack London’s family settle in 1886?
(a) Oakland, California
(b) Arcata, California
(c) San Francisco, California
(d) Los Angeles, California

4. Naturalism was a literary movement that emerged in what decade?
(a) 1880s
(b) 1850s
(c) 1940s
(d) 1910s

5. What causes the “traps” that are along the protagonist’s path in Part II?
(a) Rocks
(b) The sun
(c) Springs
(d) Branches

Short Answer Questions

1. What had been the protagonist’s response when the old-timer told him how cold it could get in the country?

2. Which word, describing the dog in Part V, means sadly pensive, especially about something yearned for?

3. What does the narrator refer to the protagonist in the story as?

4. How many matches go up in flame at once in Part V?

5. What does the narrator say the dog has learned and wants in Part II?

(see the answer key)

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