1. What refers to an incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result?
(a) Symbol
(b) External conflict
(c) Metaphor
(d) Irony

2. The protagonist had been out in how many cold snaps before, according to the narrator in Part II?
(a) 5
(b) 11
(c) 2
(d) 8

3. The protagonist experiences a pang of regret that he had not devised what object that Bud wears in cold snaps in Part II?
(a) A nose-strap
(b) A hat with flaps
(c) Caribou pants
(d) A musk ox mask

4. What word refers to “a newcomer to the land” in Part I?
(a) Nuoktuk
(b) Chechaquo
(c) Nenukto
(d) Chenutok

5. 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?
(a) Eating his lunch
(b) Listening for a sound
(c) Petting the dog
(d) Looking at his watch

Short Answer Questions

1. In literature, what refers to the author's providing of some background information to the audience about the plot, characters' histories, setting, and theme?

2. The day is described as having broken exceedingly how in the opening of To Build a Fire?

3. When the protagonist reaches Henderson Creek in Part II, he knows he is how far from the forks?

4. On top of the ice of the Yukon is how many feet of snow, according to the narrator in Part I?

5. Where did Jack London’s family settle in 1886?

(see the answer key)

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