1. What is contained in the biscuits that the protagonist carries with him for lunch?
(a) Salmon
(b) Bacon
(c) Salmonberries
(d) Blueberries

2. The day is described as having broken exceedingly how in the opening of To Build a Fire?
(a) Sunny and warm
(b) Misty and wet
(c) Cold and gray
(d) Cloudy and miserable

3. What time is it in the beginning of To Build a Fire?
(a) 9:00 a.m.
(b) 4:45 a.m.
(c) 11:15 a.m.
(d) 6:30 a.m.

4. Where was Jack London born?
(a) Oakland, California
(b) Arcata, California
(c) Los Angeles, California
(d) San Francisco, California

5. “The boys” had come over across the divide from what country, according to the narrator in Part I?
(a) Johnson Creek country
(b) Henderson Creek country
(c) Alberts Creek country
(d) Indian Creek country

Short Answer Questions

1. When the protagonist reaches the top of the steep bank on the little-traveled trail in Part I, he stops to catch his breath and excuses the action by doing what?

2. How wide is the Yukon, according to the narrator in Part I?

3. The “dark hair-line” of trail visible in Part I is said to be the main trail that leads north 70 miles to what location?

4. What is significant about the protagonist’s spittle crackling in Part I?

5. The protagonist anticipates arriving to meet the boys at the campsite by what time in Part I?

(see the answer key)

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