Quiz – To Build a Fire

Name: _________________________ Pd.: ________

Please circle the correct answer:

1. Where does the story take place?a. Montanab. North Dakotac. Yukond. New York

2. What is the man’s name?a. Teddyb. Mannyc. Jackd. We don’t know

3. What is the name for a “newcomer” in the land?a. Ingenueb. Outsiderc. Chechaquod. Debutante

4. At what temperature does the old-timer tell the man is it dangerous to travel alone?

a. Seventy degrees Fahrenheit below zerob. Zero degress Fahrenheitc. Thirty-two degrees Fahrenheitd. Fifty degrees Fahrenheit below zero

5. What kind of dog travels with the man?a. a wolfb. a houndc. a huskyd. a cocker spaniel

6. What is the man not “quick and alert” in, according to London?a. the heartaches of lifeb. the things of lifec. the passions of lifed. the significances of life

7. The man first worries about frostbite for which body parts?a. fingersb. nose and cheekbonesc. ears d. lips

8. What does the man wish he had brought for his cheeks?a. a nose strapb. a scarfc. hot oild. fur9. What is the man fearful of as he walks along the trail?

a. bearsb. moosec. wet snowd. hidden springs

10. What does the dog do when it wets its feet and legs?

a. It bites at the ice between its toesb. It burrows in the snowc. It whinesd. It builds a fire

o 11. What condescending word does the man first use for the old-timer when thinking about him?

a. hardyb. femininec. womanishd. weak

12. How, according to London, does the dog know about the danger of the cold?

• A. It has lived in the cold for years• B. It has inherited knowledge of the cold• C. It has studied the land• D. It has learned from the man

14. Where does the man get wet up to?

• A. His feet• B. His knees• C. His chest• D. His waist

15. Why is the man initially angry about wetting himself?

a. He wanted to prove he could handle the Yukon on his ownb. It will delay himc. He fears frostbited. He hates water

16. What happens to the man?

• A. He dies• B. He returns to camp• C. He falls through the ice, but is rescued• D. He builds a final fire and survives