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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. When did a man from Sulphur Creek tell the protagonist about the dangers of being wet in the cold?
(a) That month
(b) Last fall
(c) Last spring
(d) Last summer

2. To Build a Fireis considered to be a reflection of Jack London’s own experiences where?
(a) The Northwestern Yukon Territory
(b) Northern Alaska
(c) Nova Scotia
(d) Norway

3. The protagonist’s socks are described as being like what “halfway to the knees” in Part IV?
(a) Sheaths of iron
(b) Clenched fists
(c) A cast
(d) Quicksand

4. An earlier version of To Build a Firewas first printed in The Youth’s Companion in which year?
(a) 1902
(b) 1947
(c) 1893
(d) 1928

5. The narrator states in Part V that the dog looks to the protagonist as what?
(a) The belly-rubber
(b) The navigator
(c) The fire-provider
(d) The water-maker

Short Answer Questions

1. The protagonist thinks to himself, “those old-timers were rather” what, in Part IV?

2. The popularized second version of To Build a Firewas published in what year?

3. How does the protagonist eventually separate the matches in Part V?

4. Mercury was a messenger in Roman mythology who wore what?

5. The protagonist’s mistake is having built his fire under what, in Part V?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the protagonist regain the feeling of his fingers in Part V?What happens when he goes to light a match?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does the protagonist envision of his family in Part VI? How does he envision the old-timer?

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