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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The strings of the protagonist’s shoes are described as being like what in Part IV?
(a) Stiff vines
(b) Rods of steel
(c) Caribou intestines
(d) Fencing wire

2. What other word does the narrator use for sulphur in Part V?
(a) Sparkstone
(b) Brimstone
(c) Thermastone
(d) Keystone

3. Which word, used to describe the snow in Part V, means something that covers, envelops, or conceals?
(a) Perimeter
(b) Mantle
(c) Horizon
(d) Cirque

4. What does the dog do when it has ice formed between its toes from falling into the water in Part II?
(a) Tries to chew the ice out
(b) Curls into a ball
(c) Runs away
(d) Licks its legs

5. What are the shoes called that the protagonist wears in the narrative?
(a) Clogs
(b) Sneakers
(c) Mukluks
(d) Moccasins

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of socks does the protagonist wear in Part IV?

2. After departing from his lunch break, the protagonist sees no signs of springs for how long?

3. What does the protagonist do after finishing his lunch in Part III?

4. How many matches go up in flame at once in Part V?

5. When the protagonist gets up to leave after his lunch, he takes the creek trail in which direction in Part III?

(see the answer key)

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