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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 kind of weapon does the protagonist carry?
2. The protagonist’s mistake is having built his fire under what, in Part V?
3. The protagonist moves on to feed the fire with branches the size of what in Part IV?
4. The story, although not directly stated, is suggested to take place during what time period?
5. Which word from Part IV means a large destructive fire?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the dog do as the protagonist fades from existence in Part VI?
2. What does the protagonist envision of his family in Part VI? How does he envision the old-timer?
3. 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?
4. Is the protagonist aware of the danger he is in after falling through the ice? What is the danger?
5. What does the protagonist do after his fire is extinguished in Part V? What danger does he face?
6. How does the theme of “survival” apply to Part IV of To Build a Fire?
7. How does the protagonist respond after falling through the ice in Part IV? What happens when he falls?
8. What conclusion does the protagonist come to when his fate appears sealed in Part VI?
9. How are the protagonist’s socks and shoes described as he tries to remove them in Part IV by the fire?
10. What is the mental state of the protagonist as he builds his fire after falling through the ice in Part IV?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define character action, objective, and obstacle in literature, and analyze the actions and obstacles of the protagonist in Parts I and II. How does the protagonist act in the face of the obstacle of the springs? What is the protagonist’s objective at the beginning of the story? What obstacles stand in his way? How does he overcome each of these obstacles?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and analyze the point of view of the narrative in To Build A Fire. What is the narrator’s relationship to the protagonist? What effect does this point of view have on the reader? How does it help to establish the tone of the piece?
Essay Topic 3
According to the story, the "trouble" with the man is that he is "without imagination" and therefore never speculates about "man's place in the universe," his "frailty in general," or the fact that people are "able only to live within certain narrow limits of temperature." What is the result of this weakness in the story’s plot? Does the man reach any form of enlightenment through his travails?
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