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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 from Part V means skillful or artful management?
(a) Manipulation
(b) Conflagration
(c) Flounder
(d) Peremptorily
2. An earlier version of To Build a Firewas first printed in The Youth’s Companion in which year?
(a) 1947
(b) 1893
(c) 1902
(d) 1928
3. The protagonist begins to think that the old-timer was right about what after the snow falls and puts out his fire in Part V?
(a) Letting a dog lead the way
(b) Following the ridgelines
(c) Only traveling in the dark
(d) Traveling with a trail-mate
4. The protagonist begins by feeding the fire with twigs the size of what in Part IV?
(a) A pencil
(b) His arm
(c) A sewing needle
(d) His finger
5. What does the protagonist intend on rubbing his feet with in Part IV?
(a) Pine needles
(b) Snow
(c) Dirt
(d) Branches
Short Answer Questions
1. The story, although not directly stated, is suggested to take place during what time period?
2. Which of the following stylistic elements is used throughout To Build a Fire?
3. What is portrayed as the antagonist in To Build a Fire?
4. What does the protagonist do once the fire is a success and he remembers the advice of the old-timer in Part IV?
5. How is death described in the protagonist’s thoughts and fears in Part V?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the theme of “survival” apply to Part IV of To Build a Fire?
2. How does the protagonist respond after falling through the ice in Part IV? What happens when he falls?
3. How does the dog recognize the protagonist is dead in Part VI? What does the dog do?
4. What does fire symbolize in the story? What message does the author convey through this symbol?
5. What does the protagonist hope to do as a last resort in Part VI? What happens?
6. Why does the protagonist curse the dog in Part VI? What last effort does he make before accepting his fate?
7. Why does the dog do as the protagonist fades from existence in Part VI?
8. How are the protagonist’s socks and shoes described as he tries to remove them in Part IV by the fire?
9. What is the first mental image that overtakes the protagonist as he dies in Part VI?
10. How does the protagonist go about building a fire after his fall in Part IV?
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