"To Build a Fire" Comprehension

The author uses this in his story because everything in the story could actually happen.

• Imagery
• Realism
• Similes
• Metaphors

What line (or similar variation of this line) is used throughout the story to build suspense and foreshadow its end?

• "It certainly was cold."
• "The ice was dangerous."
• "He took satisfaction in the fire."
• "The dog was disappointed."

The literary device that appeals to a reader's five senses is what?

• Alliteration
• Symbolism
• Figurative language
• Imagery

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How cold is it?

• 67 degrees below zero.
• 50 degrees below zero.
• 32 degrees below zero.
• 107 degrees below freezing.

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Where does this story take place?

• The Yukon trail
• The Oregon trail
• Saskatchewan
  
• Quebec

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What theme does the author explore, specifically in the relationship between the man and the dog?

• Realism
• Surrealism
• Reasoning vs. Instinct
• Nature vs. Nurture

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What "test" does the man use to figure out how cold it is?

• He licks his finger and holds it in the air.
• He counts how long it takes for his fingers to begin freezing.
• He looks at the thermometer.
• He spits and sees that the spit freezes before it hits the ground.

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Who is the author of this story?

• Jack London
• Ray Bradbury
• Nathaniel Hawthorne
• Mitch Albom

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What did the old man in Sulphur Creek warn the protagonist about?

• The dangers of a chechaquo being on his own.
• The dangers of having a barely tamed wolf as a pet.
• The dangers associated with panning for gold in the Yukon.
• The dangers of traveling alone when it is 50 degrees below zero or more.

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Who/what is the antagonist of the story?

• The man
• The dog
• Nature

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