The Cremation of Sam McGee

Sam McGee was from where?

• Florida

• Tennessee

• Canada

• Mississippi

What is Sam doing in the Yukon territory?

• Looking for gold

• Looking for his lost dog

• Looking for fame

• Looking for love in all the wrong places

What time of year does the story take place?

• Thanksgiving

• Easter

• Christmas

• 4th of July

What is the name of the narrator and Sam's traveling companion?

• Cap

• Robert Service

• Buck

• Joe

What is Sam afraid of?

• Dying

• The icy grave

• Wolves

• Being broke

What feelings does the narrator have about having to haul Sam's corpse around?

• Happiness and joy

• Sadness

• Excitement

• Horror and loathing

What does this quote mean? "Now a promise made is a debt unpaid..."

• If you make a promise, you have to keep it.

• If you do a promise, someone owes you something.

• Promises are made to be broken.

• Promises expire when people die.

Where does the narrator find a place to cremate Sam's body?

• In Dawson City

• At a funeral home

• On the edge of Lake LaBarge

• In a cave

What does the narrator use to cremate the body?

• A huge bonfire

• A boiler of an abandoned ship

• A hole in the ice

• A flamethrower

Why does the narrator walk away once the body is burning?

• He hates the sound of Sam sizzling

• He needs a snack

• He wants to take a nap

• He is afraid of getting in trouble