To Build a Fire

Where did the story take place?

• Antarctica

• Alaska

• Yellowstone Park

• the Yukon Territory

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the man THINK the temperature outside is?

• 0 degrees

• -50 degrees

• 32 degrees

• -20 degrees

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Why did the man make a second fire?

• to dry his socks and moccasins

• to give his dog a break

• to prepare his lunch

• to wait out the cold

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

The relationship between the man and his dog was most like that of...

• two old friends

• master and slave

• father and son

• teammates

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

According to the old-timer on Sulpher Creek, what was the man's biggest mistake?

• traveling alone

• stopping too long at lunch time

• failing to bring extra clothes and supplies

• not watching for hidden springs

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the dog appreciate about the man?

• his drive to keep going

• his comforting presence

• his ability to make fire

• his willingness to take risks

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Where is the man heading to?

• home to his family

• the camp to the rest of the boys

• to a dogsled race

• the north pole

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

anesthetic

• a hand or a foot

• a drug used to kill pain or make a patient unconscious

• something attached to a larger object

• a wavelike shape

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

apathetically

• to strike

• a wavelike shape

• with little interest or emotion

• a hand or a foot

What kind of dog travels with the man?

• A hound
• A husky
• An English Cocker Spaniel
• A wolf

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5