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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After departing from eating his lunch, the protagonist travels along which body of water?
(a) Henderson Creek
(b) Boulder Creek
(c) Sulphur Creek
(d) Tenaya Creek

2. What had been the protagonist’s response when the old-timer told him how cold it could get in the country?
(a) He cried
(b) He got angry
(c) He thanked him for the warning
(d) He laughed at him

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

4. Which of the following is a central theme in To Build a Fire?
(a) Corrupt politics
(b) Man versus nature
(c) Religious persecution
(d) Forbidden love

5. The day is described as having broken exceedingly how in the opening of To Build a Fire?
(a) Misty and wet
(b) Cold and gray
(c) Sunny and warm
(d) Cloudy and miserable

6. The Yukon lay hidden under how many feet of ice, according to the narrator in Part I?
(a) 8
(b) 5
(c) 12
(d) 3

7. The narrator says of the protagonist in Part II, “He was not much given to thinking, and just then particularly he had nothing to think about save that he would eat lunch” where?
(a) By the lake
(b) At the forks
(c) In the canyon
(d) On the ridge

8. 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) Insomnia
(d) Thermoregulation

9. What does the protagonist do in order to regain feeling in his feet in Part III?
(a) Stamps up and down
(b) Pours warm water over them
(c) Puts his shoes on
(d) Gets the dog to lay on them

10. St. Michael is described as being located by what body of water in Part I?
(a) The Gulf of Alaska
(b) Cook Inlet
(c) The Bering Sea
(d) The Arctic Ocean

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

12. At what pace has the protagonist been making his journey when he looks at his watch at 10:00 a.m. in Part II?
(a) 1 mile per hour
(b) 4 miles per hour
(c) 7 miles per hour
(d) 2 miles per hour

13. What word refers to “a newcomer to the land” in Part I?
(a) Chenutok
(b) Nenukto
(c) Chechaquo
(d) Nuoktuk

14. What refers to an incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result?
(a) Irony
(b) External conflict
(c) Symbol
(d) Metaphor

15. When did the Klondike Gold Rush begin?
(a) 1872
(b) 1912
(c) 1897
(d) 1845

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the protagonist do to help the dog after it falls through the ice in Part II?

2. The protagonist shoves the dog in order to make it do what in Part II?

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

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?

5. What is the point of view for the narrative of To Build a Fire?

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