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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The protagonist thinks to himself in Part IV, “Any man who was a man could” do what?
(a) Survive a storm
(b) Travel alone
(c) Mine gold
(d) Build a fire

2. 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?
(a) Build a fire
(b) Gather water
(c) Strike a match
(d) Save himself

3. What are the shoes called that the protagonist wears in the narrative?
(a) Mukluks
(b) Moccasins
(c) Sneakers
(d) Clogs

4. What is the old-timer doing when the protagonist envisions him as he dies in Part VI?
(a) Smoking a pipe
(b) Panning for gold
(c) Reading a book
(d) Hunting moose

5. The protagonist thinks to himself in Part IV, “All a man had to do was” what “and he was all right”?
(a) Work with nature
(b) Pay attention
(c) Keep his head
(d) Remember his training

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator in Part VI, “never in the dog's experience had it known a man to sit like that in the snow and” do what?

2. The narrator states in Part IV, “Well, here he was; he had had the accident; he was alone; and he had” what?

3. Mercury is often depicted holding what in his left hand?

4. The protagonist agitates the tree above him every time he does what in Part V?

5. What does the protagonist begin to do after panicking in Part VI?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the dog do as the protagonist fades from existence in Part VI?

2. What is symbolized by the ending of the story and the dog’s actions?

3. Why does the protagonist curse the dog in Part VI? What last effort does he make before accepting his fate?

4. What does fire symbolize in the story? What message does the author convey through this symbol?

5. What obstacle does the protagonist face with gathering twigs for his fire in Part IV?

6. How does the dog recognize the protagonist is dead in Part VI? What does the dog do?

7. How does the protagonist’s emotional state evolve as he works on building his second fire in Part V?

8. How does the protagonist respond when the fear of death begins to overtake him in Part VI?

9. How does the protagonist regain the feeling of his fingers in Part V?What happens when he goes to light a match?

10. What does the dog do as the protagonist attempts to build his second fire in Part V? What obstacle does the protagonist face in getting the tinder going?

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