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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. Which word describing the protagonist in Part VI means to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements?
(a) Recoil
(b) Apprehension
(c) Manipulation
(d) Flounder

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

3. The protagonist lights his second fire by touching a match to a small shred of what that he takes from his pocket in Part IV?
(a) Cotton cloth
(b) Seal blubber
(c) Birch bark
(d) Oak leaves

4. Which word from Part IV means a large destructive fire?
(a) Wistful
(b) Conflagration
(c) Recoil
(d) Apprehension

5. What does the protagonist plan to remove by the fire to dry in Part IV?
(a) His footgear
(b) His watch
(c) His hat
(d) His coat

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The strings of the protagonist’s shoes are described as being like what in Part IV?

4. What does the fire symbolize to the protagonist in Part V?

5. How is death described in the protagonist’s thoughts and fears in Part V?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What idea comes to the protagonist after his second fire is a failure in Part V?

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

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

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

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

9. How does the protagonist respond after falling through the ice in Part IV? What happens when he falls?

10. What is the first mental image that overtakes the protagonist as he dies in Part VI?

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