Building a Fire

What is the man's name?

• We never find out
• Jack 
• Teddy
• Shlomo

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

At what temp. does the old-timer tell the man it's dangerous to travel alone?

• Fifty degrees Fahrenheit below zero
• Thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit
• Zero degrees Fahrenheit
• Seventy degrees Fahrenheit below zero

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the man fearful of as he walks along the trail?

• wet snow
• hidden springs
• bears
• moose

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

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

• It bites at the ice between its toes.
• It burrows into the snow.
• It builds a fire.
• It whines.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

What does the man frequently do with his hands to warm them up?

• He builds a fire.
• He rubs them against the dog's fur.
• He blows on them.
• He beats them against his legs.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Why is the man angry about wetting himself at first?

• He hates water.
• He fears frostbite.
• He wanted to prove he could handle the Yukon on his own.
• It will delay him.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Why does the second fire go out?

• A large piece of green moss falls on the fire.
• The man gets it wet.
• The snow fall on it again.
• The man spits tobacco juice on it accidently.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How does the man die?

• He has a heart attack as he tries to run.
• He freezes to death.
• The dog can take no more and kills him.
• He gets stuck in ice and starves.

What does the dog do after the man dies?

• feasts eagerly on the corpse
• curls up next to the man's body and dies
• heads off towards the camp
• also freezes to death

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Where is Sam McGee from?

• Alaska

• Massachusetts

• Tennessee

• New York

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10