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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jack London's mother was the fifth and youngest child of what Pennsylvania Canal builder?
(a) Roger Stevens
(b) Marshall Wellman
(c) Jackson Wright
(d) Albert Thompson

2. The protagonist steps through the ice and wets himself how high in Part IV?
(a) To the waist
(b) To the elbows
(c) Halfway to the knees
(d) Halfway up the thighs

3. What color is the dog that travels with the protagonist?
(a) Black
(b) Brown
(c) White
(d) Gray

4. What does the narrator say depresses the dog that travels with the protagonist in Part II?
(a) The dark
(b) The ice
(c) The cold
(d) The man

5. What color are the protagonist’s beard and moustache?
(a) White
(b) Black
(c) Blonde
(d) Red

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states in Part IV, “When it is seventy-five below zero, a man must not fail in his first attempt to” do what?

2. What type of dog travels with the protagonist?

3. Which word from Part III refers to something that threatens to cause evil, harm or injury?

4. Which word from Part IV means a large destructive fire?

5. When did a man from Sulphur Creek tell the protagonist about the dangers of being wet in the cold?

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