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To Build a Fire Quiz 1

  • 1. In what current state does the story take place?
    •     New York
    •     North Dakota
    •     The Yukon
    •     Alaska

  • 2. What is the man's name?
    •     Jack
    •     We never find out
    •     Teddy
    •     Manny

  • 3. What is the name for a "newcomer in the land"?
    •     Ingenue
    •     Outsider
    •     Chechaquo
    •     Debutante

  • 4. At what temperature does the old-timer tell the man is it dangerous to travel alone?
    •     Seventy degrees Fahrenheit below zero
    •     Zero degrees Fahrenheit
    •     Fifty degrees Fahrenheit below zero
    •     Thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit

  • 5. What kind of dog travels with the man?
    •     An English Cocker Spaniel
    •     A wolf
    •     A hound
    •     A husky

  • 6. Where is the man meeting "the boys"?
    •     Henderson Creek
    •     Nome
    •     Iditarod
    •     Anchorage

  • 7. What is the man not "quick and alert" in, according to London?
    •     The passions of life
    •     The things of life
    •     The significances of life
    •     The heartaches of life

  • 8. The man first worries about frostbite for which body parts?
    •     Nose and cheekbones
    •     Ears
    •     Fingers
    •     Lips

  • 9. Why is the man's beard colored amber?
    •     Because his rum has run into it
    •     Because his tobacco has run into it
    •     It is the natural color
    •     Because his food has run into it

  • 10. What does the man wish he had brought for his cheeks?
    •     A nose strap
    •     A scarf
    •     Hot oil
    •     Fur

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