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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 drug does the protagonist compare to the onset of death in Part VI?
(a) Barbiturate
(b) Anesthetic
(c) Psychedelic
(d) Narcotic

2. The protagonist thinks to himself, “those old-timers were rather” what, in Part IV?
(a) Cautious
(b) Superstitious
(c) Brave
(d) Womanish

3. The protagonist moves on to feed the fire with branches the size of what in Part IV?
(a) His wrist
(b) His finger
(c) His neck
(d) His foot

4. The scent of what makes the dog back away and bristle in the end of Part VI?
(a) Burnt flesh
(b) Biscuits
(c) Urine
(d) Death

5. Mercury was a messenger in Roman mythology who wore what?
(a) Winged sandals
(b) An invisible cape
(c) A silver helmet
(d) A golden crown

Short Answer Questions

1. The man is described as speaking in what way to the dog in Part V, meaning leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal?

2. How many times does the protagonist strike the match before lighting it in Part V?

3. In describing the protagonist’s thought of death in Part VI, the narrator states: “Sometimes it pushed itself forward and demanded to be heard, but he thrust it back and strove to think of other things.” This is an example of what literary technique?

4. Which word from Part V means adequate for the purpose?

5. The narrator states in Part V of the protagonist, “It struck him as curious that one should have to use his eyes in order to find out where” what were?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the protagonist do after his fire is extinguished in Part V? What danger does he face?

2. What causes the fire to be extinguished in Part V of the story?

3. How does the protagonist’s emotional state evolve as he works on building his second fire in Part V?

4. How does the protagonist go about starting his second fire in Part V? What obstacles does he face in the process?

5. What obstacle does the protagonist face with gathering twigs for his fire in Part IV?

6. Why does the protagonist curse the dog in Part VI? What last effort does he make before accepting his fate?

7. How does the dog recognize the protagonist is dead in Part VI? What does the dog do?

8. How does the protagonist respond when the fear of death begins to overtake him in Part VI?

9. How does the protagonist go about building a fire after his fall in Part IV?

10. What does the dog do as the protagonist attempts to build his second fire in Part V? What obstacle does the protagonist face in getting the tinder going?

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