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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The protagonist begins to think that the old-timer was right about what after the snow falls and puts out his fire in Part V?
(a) Following the ridgelines
(b) Traveling with a trail-mate
(c) Only traveling in the dark
(d) Letting a dog lead the way
2. The dog goes to find what in the end of the story?
(a) Shelter in the forest
(b) A new owner in town
(c) The companionship of other dogs
(d) Other food-providers and fire-providers
3. Which word, used to describe the snow in Part V, means something that covers, envelops, or conceals?
(a) Horizon
(b) Perimeter
(c) Mantle
(d) Cirque
4. The protagonist agitates the tree above him every time he does what in Part V?
(a) Saws off a branch
(b) Yells at the dog
(c) Lays against the trunk
(d) Pulls a twig
5. The protagonist pictures the boys doing what the next day as he drifts into death in Part VI?
(a) Finding his body
(b) Contacting law enforcement officials
(c) Worrying about him
(d) Praying for his safety
6. How is death described in the protagonist’s thoughts and fears in Part V?
(a) Sharp and fateful
(b) Dull and oppressive
(c) Powerful and liberating
(d) Painful and final
7. What is portrayed as the antagonist in To Build a Fire?
(a) Fire
(b) The dog
(c) Nature
(d) The old-timer
8. Mercury was a messenger in Roman mythology who wore what?
(a) Winged sandals
(b) A golden crown
(c) A silver helmet
(d) An invisible cape
9. What element of the story is omitted in the earlier version of To Build a Fire?
(a) The old-timer
(b) The knife
(c) The dog
(d) The cold
10. The protagonist thinks to himself in Part IV, “All a man had to do was” what “and he was all right”?
(a) Work with nature
(b) Remember his training
(c) Keep his head
(d) Pay attention
11. What are the shoes called that the protagonist wears in the narrative?
(a) Clogs
(b) Sneakers
(c) Mukluks
(d) Moccasins
12. When the protagonist’s second fire fails, he decides to attempt to do what with the dog?
(a) Kill it
(b) Feed it
(c) Send it for help
(d) Follow it
13. What in literature refers to the general attempt to depict subjects as they are considered to exist in third person objective reality, without embellishment or interpretation?
(a) Realism
(b) Absurdism
(c) Objectivism
(d) Surrealism
14. How far away does the dog run before halting and surveying the protagonist after he releases it in Part V?
(a) 40 feet
(b) 150 feet
(c) 15 feet
(d) 85 feet
15. Which word from Part V refers to any of the main branches of a tree?
(a) Trunk
(b) Bough
(c) Root
(d) Twig
Short Answer Questions
1. When the protagonist falls a second time and the dog sits in front of him, how does the protagonist feel about the “warmth and security of the animal” in Part VI?
2. In order to build a fire, the protagonist must do what in Part IV?
3. What does the protagonist drop in the snow as he attempts to build his second fire in Part V?
4. Where does the dog go in the end of the story?
5. Which word from Part V means adequate for the purpose?
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