Question 1

To Build a Fire

in paragraph 3, the man is described in terms of his lack of imagination. explain what you think the author means by lack of imagination and what is says about the man and his misfortune.

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Question 2

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Which quotation from the text best highlights the mans ignorance to the potential dangers of nature?

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Question 3

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What overall feeling of the day is presented in the introduction?

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Question 4

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Are there any aboriginal references in the introduction?

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Question 5

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What according to the author does the man lack? What does this mean?

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Question 6

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What mechanical thing is mentioned at the beginning of the story. What does it indicate?

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Question 7

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To Build a Fire In paragraph 1, what connotation does the word flung add to the first sentence?

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Question 8

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What is the setting in any story? What is implied by the word ‘Set- ting’? Could a Setting include the Weather? Do you think the weather is important in “To Build a Fire”? Why or why not?

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Question 9

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What historical events were occurring at this time?

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Question 10

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How did those events affect the characters?

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Question 11

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When the man is having an out-of-body experience, seeing himself dead in the snow as “the boys” search for his body the next day, what else is happening here? What other examples of detachment does London provide throughout the story?

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Question 12

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When the man was face to face with the reality of death and began to panic, does this part of the story prove his words to be true: “All a man had to do was to keep his head, and he was all right?” Why or why not?

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Question 13

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A convincing description of a real world setting helps the reader enter more readily into the environment in which the story takes place. Cite specific details that establish the story’s setting

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Question 14

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The author’s description of the cold weather suggest that

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Question 15

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Which of the following best describes a central themes of the text ?

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Question 16

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How does London convey the theme of death?

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Question 17

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What stages are involved in the process of the freezing death? What does the story gain from London's detailed account of the man's experience with each successive stage?

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Question 18

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To Build a Fire book summary.

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Question 19

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When the man is drying his feet he remembers the advice of the old timer in Sulfur Creek. What does the old timer’s seriousness suggest about what will happen to the man in this climate?

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Question 20

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IN THE STORY " TO BUILD A FIRE" DESCRIBE THE MAN'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DOG.

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Question 21

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What is the man's worst trait?

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Question 22

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What is the main theme of To Build a Fire by Jack London?

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Question 23

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How cold does it have to be for spit to crackle in the air?

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Question 24

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The man uses book learning

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Question 25

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What is the man's mission in the story, "To Build a Fire?"

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