"To Build a Fire" Review

The accident in which the man falls through the ice and gets his feet wet is the _____ of the story.

• Exposition

• Inciting Event

• Rising Action

• Climax

The climax of the story is when _____.

• the man's fire is suffocated by snow falling from a tree

• the man lights all 70 of his matches at once

• the man is unable to catch and kill his dog

• the man dies

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which of the following events is the resolution of the story?

• The man sets off on a dangerous journey.

• The man's fire is suffocated by snow.

• The man's hands freeze and he can't hold the matches.

• The man freezes to death.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which of the following details from the story BEST foreshadows the man's death?

• The man's spit freezes mid-air.

• The dog does not want to leave the fire.

• The man wishes he had something to keep his face warm.

• He smiles at the old-timer's advice and call him "womanish."

Which of the following words best describes the mood in this excerpt from the text?

Day had broken cold and gray, exceedingly cold and gray, when the man turned aside from the main Yukon1 trail and climbed the high earth-bank, where a dim and little-travelled trail led eastward through the fat spruce timberland. It was a steep bank, and he paused for breath at the top, excusing the act to himself by looking at his watch. It was nine o’clock. There was no sun nor hint of sun, though there was not a cloud in the sky. It was a clear day, and yet there seemed an intangible pall over the face of things, a subtle gloom that made the day dark, and that was due to the absence of sun (1).

• Cheerful

• Mysterious

• Meditative

• Harsh

Which of the following BEST explains how the Yukon setting affects the man in "To Build a Fire?"

• It causes him to make poor decisions.

• It creates conditions in which he can freeze to death.

• It makes him doubt himself.

• It puts him in danger of drowning when he falls through the ice.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which of the following BEST explains the purpose of the flashbacks to the man's conversation with the old-timer at Sulphur Creek?

• To prove that the man's confidence is well-founded.

• To emphasize that the man is not taking his situation seriously.

• To suggest that the old-timer is overly cautious.

• To explain why the man is traveling alone.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The point-of-view in "To Build a Fire" is _____.

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person omniscient

Why does the point-of-view create suspense in the story?

• We cannot predict what the dog is going to do.

• We do not know what the old-timer from Sulphur Creek is thinking.

• The man only speaks once at the end of the story.

• We know what the dog is thinking and the man does not.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What danger threatens the man and his dog?

• Darkness

• Wild Animals

• Severe Cold

• Henderson Creek