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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In literature, what refers to the struggle occurring within a character's mind?
(a) Irony
(b) Relational conflict
(c) Internal conflict
(d) External conflict

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

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

5. The protagonist is bound for an old claim on the left fork of what in To Build a Fire?
(a) Indian Creek
(b) Henderson Creek
(c) Johnson Creek
(d) Alberts Creek

6. 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

7. 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) Exposition
(b) Climax
(c) Rising action
(d) Foreshadowing

8. Which word from Part III means anticipation of adversity or misfortune?
(a) Peremptorily
(b) Conflagration
(c) Irony
(d) Apprehension

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

10. In literature, what are exaggerations to create emphasis or effect?
(a) Foreshadowing
(b) Hyperboles
(c) Ironies
(d) Metaphors

11. After departing from his lunch break, the protagonist sees no signs of springs for how long?
(a) 30 minutes
(b) 10 minutes
(c) 1 hours
(d) 3 hours

12. When the protagonist reaches the top of the steep bank on the little-traveled trail in Part I, he stops to catch his breath and excuses the action by doing what?
(a) Eating his lunch
(b) Listening for a sound
(c) Petting the dog
(d) Looking at his watch

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

14. 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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states in Part II that given that the freezing-point is 32 degrees above zero, the degrees of frost obtained as the protagonist travels is what?

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

3. The protagonist anticipates arriving to meet the boys at the campsite by what time in Part I?

4. What location is 1,000 miles north along the “dark hair-line” of the main trail visible in Part I?

5. When the protagonist reaches Henderson Creek in Part II, he knows he is how far from the forks?

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