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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. In literature, what refers to an incompatibility in how two or more individuals relate to one another?
(a) Foreshadowing
(b) Relational conflict
(c) External conflict
(d) Climax

2. The narrator states in Part I, “North and south, as far as his eye could see, it was unbroken” what?
(a) Clouds
(b) White
(c) Rain
(d) Snowstorms

3. The “dark hair-line” of trail visible in Part I is said to be the main trail that leads south how many miles to the Chilcoot Pass?
(a) 500
(b) 120
(c) 235
(d) 895

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

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

Short Answer 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?

2. In what year did Jack London die?

3. What is a literary figure of speech that describes a subject by asserting that it is the same as another otherwise unrelated object?

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

5. “The boys” had come over across the divide from what country, according to the narrator in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the point of view of the narrative in To Build a Fire?

4. What are the most significant elements of the setting of To Build a Fire?

5. Where is the protagonist traveling in the story? What supplies does he carry?

6. What causes the protagonist to experience fear when he stops to eat lunch in Part III?

7. What literary purpose does the dog serve in To Build a Fire?

8. When and where was Jack London born? Who were his parents?

9. What does the protagonist do to warm up as he eats his lunch in Part III?

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

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