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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) 7 miles per hour
(b) 2 miles per hour
(c) 1 mile per hour
(d) 4 miles per hour

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

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

5. Where did Jack London’s family settle in 1886?
(a) Oakland, California
(b) Los Angeles, California
(c) San Francisco, California
(d) Arcata, California

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Jack London born?

2. What does the narrator say the dog has learned and wants in Part II?

3. What does the protagonist do after finishing his lunch in Part III?

4. The protagonist is described in Part I as being “quick and alert in the things of life, but only in the things, and not in” what?

5. The narrator claims in Part I that fifty degrees below zero means what degrees of frost?

Short Essay Questions

1. What stylistic elements characterize To Build a Fire?Give examples in your answer.

2. Where does the protagonist decide to eat lunch in the narrative? Why?

3. How is the advice of the old-timer perceived by the protagonist in To Build a Fire?

4. What danger does the protagonist encounter at Henderson Creek in Part II?

5. What were Jack London’s experiences like during the Klondike Gold Rush?

6. What does the dog do after falling through the ice in Part II? How does the protagonist help?

7. What role does the old-timer play in the narrative?

8. What does the protagonist do after eating his lunch in Part III? How does the dog respond?

9. What advice did the old-timer give to the protagonist?

10. When did Jack London drop out of school? Where did he go to work at that time?

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