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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest?
(a) Rising action
(b) Climax
(c) Metaphor
(d) Internal conflict

2. Which word from Part IV means to be grateful or thankful?
(a) Manipulation
(b) Appreciate
(c) Success
(d) Wistful

3. The narrator states in Part V that the dog looks to the protagonist as what?
(a) The navigator
(b) The belly-rubber
(c) The fire-provider
(d) The water-maker

4. In literature, what refers to the author's providing of some background information to the audience about the plot, characters' histories, setting, and theme?
(a) Rising action
(b) Climax
(c) Exposition
(d) Foreshadowing

5. How does the protagonist become aware that his hand is on fire in Part V?
(a) The sight
(b) The sound
(c) The smell
(d) The feeling

Short Answer Questions

1. The protagonist thinks to himself, “those old-timers were rather” what, in Part IV?

2. What does the dog yearn toward as the man departs after eating his lunch in Part III?

3. The protagonist’s socks are described as being like what “halfway to the knees” in Part IV?

4. The only supply the protagonist is carrying with him on his journey is what?

5. The “dark hair-line” of trail visible in Part I is said to be the main trail that leads north 70 miles to what location?

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