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"To Build a Fire"
"To Build a Fire"
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A reading comprehension and application quiz.
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1
The man begins the story seventy miles south of what Yukon town?
Yellowknife
Dawson
Juneau
Whitehorse
2
How do we learn about Bud?
The man is thinking about his dog.
The man wishes he had a nose strap like his friend.
The man is envious of his friend's dog.
The man has a vision of his friend.
3
Why does the narrator always refer to the people already at the camp as "the boys"?
To show that they are immature.
To show that they are young.
To show that he sees them as close friends.
4
The climax of the story happens when
The man gives up after realizing he can't kill the dog.
The snow falls on the fire.
The man's fingers become numb.
The man's feet become wet.
5
The conflict of the story is
Person vs Person
Person vs Nature
Person vs Self
Person vs Society
6
What does the fire mainly symbolize in this story?
Survival
Hope
Love
Kindness
7
The dog howls at the end because
He hears a wolf pack howling and joins in.
He smells that the man is dead.
The dog is afraid of fire.
The dog is excited.
8
At what exact time "to he minute" does the man arrive at the forks of Henderson Creek?
11:30
2:30
12:30
1:30
9
What does the man carry in his pocket to help him kindle a fire?
Tree sap
Moss
Birch Bark
newspaper
10
What lesson might the author want us to learn from reading this story?
We are slaves to our instincts.
Nature is a powerful force.
Dogs are man's best friend.
Man can conquer nature.
11
Why does the man admit that he was wrong about the old-timer at the end of the story?
He has finally figured out life's lessons.
He has become humble before he dies.
He is being a kind man.
He has become wise in the face of death.
12
The man's hand primarily symbolizes
His ability to survive
His intelligence
His instinct
His power
13
How does the main character "lack imagination", according to the narrator?
He is not very creative.
He is not a problem-solver.
He does not think beyond the surfaces of things.
He is not very intelligent.
14
What is the only person's name mentioned in the story?
Steve
Ted
Bill
Bud
15
What does he wolf dog's "instinct" tell us about the main character?
It is man's nature to test limits.
The man is intelligent.
It is foolish to be traveling in the cold.
The man is like an animal.
16
The dog's reluctant to leave the fire mainly symbolizes
Its instinct to stay near the man.
Its instinct to to be near a light.
Its instinct to stay warm on such a cold day.
17
In his final run for camp, he man compares himself to a "winged Mercury" because
He cannot feel his feet hitting the ground.
He grew wings.
He is running so quickly.
18
The warm spring pools in the creek bed mainly symbolize
Nature's power
Nature's best feature
Nature's unpredictability
19
"The man was shocked. It was thought he had just heard his own sentence of death"? happens when
The dog lays beside the fire
He has trouble lighting the fire.
Falling snow smothers his fire.
20
How cold does it have to be for spit to crackle in the air?
Colder than fifty below
Warmer than zero
Colder than 20 below
