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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states in Part V of the protagonist, “It struck him as curious that one should have to use his eyes in order to find out where” what were?
(a) His hands
(b) His knife
(c) His matches
(d) His feet

2. The dog’s instincts tell him that walking in this cold is not good and that it is the time to do what, in Part III?
(a) Curl up behind a tree
(b) Lay in the sun
(c) Burrow in the snow
(d) Hide behind a windbreak

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

4. Which word describing the protagonist in Part VI means to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements?
(a) Apprehension
(b) Flounder
(c) Recoil
(d) Manipulation

5. What kind of weapon does the protagonist carry?
(a) A machete
(b) A sheath-knife
(c) A pistol
(d) A rifle

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The man is described as speaking in what way to the dog in Part V, meaning leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal?

3. The narrator states in Part I, “North and south, as far as his eye could see, it was unbroken” what?

4. The narrator says of the protagonist in Part II, “He was not much given to thinking, and just then particularly he had nothing to think about save that he would eat lunch” where?

5. What is the old-timer doing when the protagonist envisions him as he dies in Part VI?

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