Naturalism Literary movement that focused on all of the
negative things in this world; most of them human.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Jack London Jack London, whose life symbolized the power of
will, was the most successful writer in America in the early 20th
Century. He wrote many fiction novels, which made him very famous.
He also wrote a few short stories packed with hardships against
nature which often came from his own experiences. Jack London was a
naturalist/ realist writer because in his works he wrote about the
daily life of characters, and about society in general.
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Jack London What literary era did Jack London Belong to?
Romanticism Realism Naturalism Post-Modernism The Age of Reason
Option B. and C. Option E. and A. All of the above
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F: options B and C
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Jack London For which of the following Genres did London become
rich? Autobiographies Fiction Short stories Essays Love Poems
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C: Fiction stories, (short)
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To Build a Fire To Build a Fire, by Jack London is considered
to be one of the prime examples of the Naturalist movement. Its the
quintessential man-vs.-nature story. This story was inspired by
Londons own experiences in Alaska during the Klondike gold rush. In
this story, Londons literary ability and taste is highlighted
throughout this epic battle against nature.
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Reading Comprehension SETTING A man turns off from the main
trail in the? A: Yellowstone B: Yukon C: Serbia D: Kodiak
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B: Yukon
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Reading Comprehension The newcomer, indifferent about the cold,
sets off to meet, a dog tags along. A: His Homies B: The Guys C:
The Boys D: The Men
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C: The boys (is what he refers to them as)
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Reading Comprehension As the man gets colder his cheeks start
to freeze and starts to worry. He tries hard to avoid, and builds a
fire to warm off and eat his lunch. A: The hidden springs B: Wolves
C: Frostbite D: The dinosaurs
Reading Comprehension The man remembers that The old-timer from
Sulphur Creek had warned him of the dangers of going into the
frigid Yukon Territory. He emphasized that. A: It was too cold. B:
Wolves came to hunt at the time. C: His instincts were not fit for
surviving. D: Traveling alone at those temperatures was
dangerous.
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D: Traveling alone was dangerous.
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Reading Comprehension He notices that it was probably below
freezing point, by. A:. -50 degrees F. (-75 F) / Spitting in
midair. B: -20 degrees F. (-55F) / Trying to feel his fingers. C:
It was actually 12 F. / None D: -5 degrees F (-25F) /
Thermometer.
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A: (cuz its too long)
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Reading Comprehension As the man continues on, he, cursing his
luck. A: Lost the dog. B: Loses sense of his hands. C: Eats the
remainder of his lunch. D: Falls through the snow.
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Kewl
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Reading Comprehension All wet, he realizes he will need to make
another fire to dry himself off. But as he does, his fire is. A:
Extinguished by the snow that drops from his moccasins. B:
Extinguished by the snow on the tree above it. C: Headshotted.in
the head. D: Extinguished because the dog buries it in snow while
in panic.
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B: Extinguished by the snow above it.
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Reading Comprehension In a panic and scared for his life, the
man quickly tries to build another fire, by trying to. A: Break a
leg. B: Light a match. C: Use what was left of his old fire. D:
uselessly wait for a spark by rubbing two sticks against each
other.
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B: Light a match
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Reading Comprehension He lights all 70 of his matches, but. A:
They extinguish soon after they are ignited, by the upcoming breeze
of frost. B: The matches fall in the lake. C: The matches fall down
to the snow. D: They are extinguished by some moss.
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D: They are extinguished by nearby moss.
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Reading Comprehension After so many unsuccessful attempts, the
man finally decides to. A: Give up and die peacefully in the snow.
B: Send the dog to get help. C: Kill the dog and use his body for
warmth. D: Panic and struggle to the ever nearing camp.
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C: Kill the dog and use his body for warmth.
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Reading Comprehension The dog backs away from the man when he
tries to go through with his plan, because? A: It knows not to
trust humans. B: He was looking for food and not paying attention.
C: It detects fear in the mans voice. D: The dog is in denial.
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A: It knows not to trust humans.
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Reading Comprehension The man realizes that his next stop was
straight towards death. He makes a last effort to run towards the
camp but his endurance fails him. He keeps stumbling until at last
he lays down willingly thinking that. A: He would be forever
forgotten and will become one with nature. B: His friends would
find his body the next day. C: He shouldve followed the old timers
advice.
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B: His friends would find his body the next day.
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Reading Comprehension The dog does not understand why the man
is sitting in the snow like that without making a fire. As the
night comes, it comes closer and detects death in the man's scent.
It runs away in the direction of the camp, "where were the other
food-providers and fire-providers."
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Analysis Which of these traits DOES NOT make Jack London a
realist/ naturalist writer? A: Some of his novels often showed
psychological impulses, and a Darwinian attitude to the growth of
societies. B: A general atmosphere of suffering and cruelty - the
man's burning flesh, his attempt to kill the dog and warm his hands
inside the body, and above all Nature's iron laws. D: Describing
the emotional aspect of his characters.
