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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. The man is described as speaking in what way to the dog in Part V, meaning leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal?
(a) Peremptorily
(b) Lovingly
(c) Pleadingly
(d) Angrily

2. What other word does the narrator use for sulphur in Part V?
(a) Thermastone
(b) Brimstone
(c) Sparkstone
(d) Keystone

3. Which word from Part V means skillful or artful management?
(a) Flounder
(b) Manipulation
(c) Peremptorily
(d) Conflagration

4. What of the protagonist’s “ebbed away and sank down into the recesses of his body” in Part IV?
(a) His spirit
(b) His warmth
(c) His thoughts
(d) His blood

5. How does the protagonist eventually separate the matches in Part V?
(a) With the dogs help
(b) With his teeth
(c) With his nose
(d) By blowing on them

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the protagonist intend on rubbing his feet with in Part IV?

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

3. Which word used to describe the protagonist in Part V means having or showing little or no emotion?

4. When did a man from Sulphur Creek tell the protagonist about the dangers of being wet in the cold?

5. What are the shoes called that the protagonist wears in the narrative?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are the protagonist’s socks and shoes described as he tries to remove them in Part IV by the fire?

3. How does the narrator describe the protagonist’s journey when he departs from lunch in Part IV?

4. How does the protagonist eventually re-gather the matches in Part V?

5. Why does the dog do as the protagonist fades from existence in Part VI?

6. What does the protagonist hope to do as a last resort in Part VI? What happens?

7. How does the protagonist react when the fire is extinguished in Part V?

8. Why does the protagonist resume running after he has fallen down in Part VI?

9. 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?

10. What conclusion does the protagonist come to when his fate appears sealed in Part VI?

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