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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The protagonist anticipates arriving to meet the boys at the campsite by what time in Part I?
2. What causes the “traps” that are along the protagonist’s path in Part II?
3. In literature, what refers to the author's providing of some background information to the audience about the plot, characters' histories, setting, and theme?
4. What refers to an obstacle located outside the protagonist, including nature, the supernatural, or society?
5. What refers to an object, action, or idea that represents something other than itself?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the narrator describe the protagonist’s experience of the cold in Part III?
2. What is the point of view of the narrative in To Build a Fire?
3. What role does the old-timer play in the narrative?
4. What danger does the protagonist encounter at Henderson Creek in Part II?
5. What does the protagonist do after eating his lunch in Part III? How does the dog respond?
6. What causes the protagonist to experience fear when he stops to eat lunch in Part III?
7. What is the setting of To Build a Fire?What clues indicate this setting?
8. Where is the protagonist traveling in the story? What supplies does he carry?
9. What are the most significant elements of the setting of To Build a Fire?
10. How is the dog described in To Build a Fire?What is his relationship to the protagonist?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the motifs of fire and ice in the story. How do these motifs relate to the story’s themes? What does fire represent to the protagonist? What does ice represent in the story?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and analyze the setting of To Build A Fire.What are the outstanding elements of the setting? How does the setting play a part in the plot of the narrative? What clues in the text reveal the setting?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the actions of the dog at the end of the story. What is the dog’s reaction to the protagonist’s death? Where does the dog go? Why? What is symbolized in this ending?
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