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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. What does the protagonist do in order to regain feeling in his feet in Part III?
2. What is the ability of an organism to keep its body temperature within certain boundaries, even when the surrounding temperature is very different?
3. How wide is the Yukon, according to the narrator in Part I?
4. Which word from Part III means anticipation of adversity or misfortune?
5. The narrator states in Part I, “North and south, as far as his eye could see, it was unbroken” what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What role does the old-timer play in the narrative?
2. What is symbolized by the lack of a shadow cast by the protagonist in To Build a Fire?
3. What symbolism is tied to the character of the dog in the story?
4. Why does the protagonist eat quickly when he stops for lunch in Part III?
5. What does the dog do after falling through the ice in Part II? How does the protagonist help?
6. At what time does the story open?Who is present in the opening paragraphs of the story?
7. How does the narrator describe the protagonist’s experience of the cold in Part III?
8. How does the protagonist act in the face of the obstacles at Henderson Creek?
9. How is the dog described in To Build a Fire?What is his relationship to the protagonist?
10. What is the point of view of the narrative in To Build a Fire?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
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 element of fear in the narrative. What causes the protagonist to first feel fearful of his situation? How does he cope with this fear? What effect does the protagonist’s fear have on the reader?
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