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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time exactly does the protagonist arrive at the forks of the creek in Part II?
(a) 12:30 p.m.
(b) 11:00 a.m.
(c) 9:00 a.m.
(d) 6:30 a.m.

2. The protagonist pictures the boys doing what the next day as he drifts into death in Part VI?
(a) Finding his body
(b) Worrying about him
(c) Contacting law enforcement officials
(d) Praying for his safety

3. The protagonist steps through the ice and wets himself how high in Part IV?
(a) To the elbows
(b) Halfway to the knees
(c) Halfway up the thighs
(d) To the waist

4. What does the protagonist do after finishing his lunch in Part III?
(a) Drinks some whiskey
(b) Takes a nap
(c) Lights a pipe
(d) Watches the clouds

5. When was Jack London born?
(a) 1892
(b) 1876
(c) 1921
(d) 1907

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Jack London’s family settle in 1886?

2. In describing the protagonist’s thought of death in Part VI, the narrator states: “Sometimes it pushed itself forward and demanded to be heard, but he thrust it back and strove to think of other things.” This is an example of what literary technique?

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

4. In literature, what refers to the struggle occurring within a character's mind?

5. What is the ability of an organism to keep its body temperature within certain boundaries, even when the surrounding temperature is very different?

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