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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The following sentence is an example of which literary technique: “It was as though he had just heard his own sentence of death”?
(a) Extrapolation
(b) Simile
(c) Allusion
(d) Assonance

2. The protagonist had been out in how many cold snaps before, according to the narrator in Part II?
(a) 5
(b) 11
(c) 8
(d) 2

3. What does the protagonist do in order to get the dog to come with him when he departs from eating lunch in Part III?
(a) Yells
(b) Claps
(c) Whistles
(d) Fires a pistol

4. In order to build a fire, the protagonist must do what in Part IV?
(a) Remove his watch
(b) Remove his moccasins
(c) Remove his coat
(d) Remove his mittens

5. What refers to the condition in which core temperature drops below the required temperature for normal metabolism and body functions?
(a) Asphyxiation
(b) Hypothermia
(c) Thermoregulation
(d) Insomnia

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the protagonist do in order to regain feeling in his feet in Part III?

3. The “dark hair-line” of trail visible in Part I is said to be the main trail that leads south how many miles to the Chilcoot Pass?

4. Which word from Part IV means situated at some distance away?

5. What refers to an object, action, or idea that represents something other than itself?

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