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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Jack London’s family settle in 1886?
(a) Oakland, California
(b) Arcata, California
(c) San Francisco, California
(d) Los Angeles, California

2. At what pace has the protagonist been making his journey when he looks at his watch at 10:00 a.m. in Part II?
(a) 7 miles per hour
(b) 1 mile per hour
(c) 2 miles per hour
(d) 4 miles per hour

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

4. The protagonist shoves the dog in order to make it do what in Part II?
(a) Lay down
(b) Walk behind him
(c) Howl
(d) Walk ahead of him

5. 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?
(a) Moosejaw
(b) Dawson
(c) Fairbanks
(d) Anchorage

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the protagonist do to help the dog after it falls through the ice in Part II?

2. According to the narrator in Part II, no man had come up or down the silent creek that the protagonist travels on in how long?

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

4. The protagonist is bound for an old claim on the left fork of what in To Build a Fire?

5. The narrator claims that the “trouble with him” is that he is without what in Part I?

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