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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Yukon lay hidden under how many feet of ice, according to the narrator in Part I?
(a) 12
(b) 8
(c) 3
(d) 5

2. How does the protagonist eventually separate the matches in Part V?
(a) With his teeth
(b) By blowing on them
(c) With the dogs help
(d) With his nose

3. The protagonist’s mistake is having built his fire under what, in Part V?
(a) A cliff
(b) An eagle nest
(c) A waterfall
(d) A spruce tree

4. Who had told the protagonist about the dangers of being wet in such cold temperatures?
(a) The old-timer
(b) The priest
(c) The gold miner
(d) The ship captain

5. What does the protagonist intend on rubbing his feet with in Part IV?
(a) Dirt
(b) Pine needles
(c) Branches
(d) Snow

Short Answer Questions

1. The protagonist experiences a pang of regret that he had not devised what object that Bud wears in cold snaps in Part II?

2. The protagonist thinks to himself, “those old-timers were rather” what, in Part IV?

3. Which word from Part IV means inanimate or dead?

4. Which word from Part III means anticipation of adversity or misfortune?

5. What kind of weapon does the protagonist carry?

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