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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. Which word from Part IV means the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors?
2. Where does the dog go in the end of the story?
3. How many matches go up in flame at once in Part V?
4. The narrator states in Part V of the protagonist, “It struck him as curious that one should have to use his eyes in order to find out where” what were?
5. What color is a central motif in To Build a Fire?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the protagonist hope to do as a last resort in Part VI? What happens?
2. How does the theme of “survival” apply to Part IV of To Build a Fire?
3. How does the protagonist’s body respond when he begins to build a fire after falling through the ice in Part IV?
4. How is the protagonist able to separate the matches in Part V? How does he attempt to light a match once he does?
5. What does the dog do as the protagonist attempts to build his second fire in Part V? What obstacle does the protagonist face in getting the tinder going?
6. What is symbolized by the ending of the story and the dog’s actions?
7. How does the protagonist go about starting his second fire in Part V? What obstacles does he face in the process?
8. What idea comes to the protagonist after his second fire is a failure in Part V?
9. How does the protagonist’s emotional state evolve as he works on building his second fire in Part V?
10. How does the protagonist eventually re-gather the matches in Part V?
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 character of the old-timer in the story. Where is the old-timer from? What do you think he represents in the narrative? How does the protagonist feel about this character? How do his feelings evolve through the narrative?
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