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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. At what age did Jack London quit school to work in a cannery and as a longshoreman?
2. When the protagonist falls a second time and the dog sits in front of him, how does the protagonist feel about the “warmth and security of the animal” in Part VI?
3. What thought puts the protagonist in a panic as he tries to light his second fire in Part V?
4. What does the protagonist drop in the snow as he attempts to build his second fire in Part V?
5. Which word describing the protagonist in Part VI means to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the dog do as the protagonist fades from existence in Part VI?
2. What causes the fire to be extinguished in Part V of the story?
3. What does the protagonist hope to do as a last resort in Part VI? What happens?
4. What idea comes to the protagonist after his second fire is a failure in Part V?
5. How does the protagonist respond after falling through the ice in Part IV? What happens when he falls?
6. What is the first mental image that overtakes the protagonist as he dies in Part VI?
7. How does the protagonist eventually re-gather the matches in Part V?
8. How does the protagonist go about building a fire after his fall in Part IV?
9. How is the protagonist able to separate the matches in Part V? How does he attempt to light a match once he does?
10. How does the protagonist’s body respond when he begins to build a fire after falling through the ice in Part IV?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define and discuss literary conflict. What are the differences between internal, external, and relational conflict? What are examples of each in To Build A Fire? What type of conflict is the most prominent in the narrative? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the protagonist’s experience of cold in the narrative. What effects does the cold have on the man? How does the cold affect the dog? What role does the cold have in the plot progression of the story?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the literary element of repetition in the narrative. What are examples of repetition in Parts I and II of To Build A Fire? Why does the author use repetition? How does London’s use of repetition help to develop the tone of the story?
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