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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Jack London born?
(a) Arcata, California
(b) San Francisco, California
(c) Los Angeles, California
(d) Oakland, California

2. At 12:00 p.m., the sun is at its brightest but it is too far in what direction to clear the horizon?
(a) North
(b) East
(c) West
(d) South

3. Which word from Part III refers to something that threatens to cause evil, harm or injury?
(a) Apprehension
(b) Menacing
(c) Manipulation
(d) Apathetic

4. “The boys” had come over across the divide from what country, according to the narrator in Part I?
(a) Henderson Creek country
(b) Johnson Creek country
(c) Indian Creek country
(d) Alberts Creek country

5. What does the protagonist do to help the dog after it falls through the ice in Part II?
(a) Builds a fire
(b) Puts his mittens on the dog
(c) Warms the dog against his bare skin
(d) Helps to remove the ice from its paws

6. 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) In the canyon
(b) By the lake
(c) On the ridge
(d) At the forks

7. Where is the old-timer from that the protagonist recalls in Part III?
(a) Sulphur Creek
(b) Bighorn Ranch
(c) Crystal Springs
(d) Bear Mountain

8. What does the protagonist use to ignite his fire in Part III?
(a) A match
(b) A piece of flint
(c) A magnifying glass
(d) A gun

9. The narrator states that the only caresses the dog has known were the caresses of what, in Part III?
(a) The wind
(b) The whip-lash
(c) The rain
(d) Strangers

10. What does the protagonist realize he’s forgotten to do when he stops to eat his lunch in Part III?
(a) Say a prayer
(b) Build a fire
(c) Drink water
(d) Build a shelter

11. What does the narrator say the dog has learned and wants in Part II?
(a) Water
(b) Food
(c) Fire
(d) Companionship

12. What is the principle form of conflict faced by the protagonist in To Build a Fire?
(a) Relational conflict
(b) Manipulation
(c) Internal conflict
(d) External conflict

13. 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

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

15. What color are the protagonist’s beard and moustache?
(a) White
(b) Black
(c) Red
(d) Blonde

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say depresses the dog that travels with the protagonist in Part II?

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

3. In literature, what refers to the author's providing of some background information to the audience about the plot, characters' histories, setting, and theme?

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

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

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