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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the temperature, according to the narrator in Part II?
(a) Negative 10 degrees
(b) Negative 75 degrees
(c) 5 degrees
(d) 20 degrees

2. What had been the protagonist’s response when the old-timer told him how cold it could get in the country?
(a) He got angry
(b) He laughed at him
(c) He cried
(d) He thanked him for the warning

3. What does the protagonist do once he reaches the forks of the creek in Part II?
(a) Stops to eat lunch
(b) Goes fishing
(c) Sets a beaver trap
(d) Sets a lynx trap

4. What does the protagonist use to ignite his fire in Part III?
(a) A magnifying glass
(b) A gun
(c) A piece of flint
(d) A match

5. The following sentence is an example of which literary technique: “It was as though he had just heard his own sentence of death”?
(a) Allusion
(b) Assonance
(c) Extrapolation
(d) Simile

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word used to describe the protagonist in Part V means having or showing little or no emotion?

2. Which of the following is a central theme in To Build a Fire?

3. What is the principle form of conflict faced by the protagonist in To Build a Fire?

4. The protagonist recalls the tale of a man who was caught in a blizzard and killed what before climbing into the carcass in Part V?

5. The dog’s instincts tell him that walking in this cold is not good and that it is the time to do what, in Part III?

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