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To Build a Fire

Authored by Robin Wilson

English

10th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

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To Build a Fire
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following statements about the main character is true?

He is imaginative and resourceful

He feels great affection for his dog

He is an experienced arctic traveler

He is a newcomer to the Klondike

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The man is trying to join his companions, who are waiting

with the old-timer on Sulphur Creek

at the old claim on Henderson Creek

at a forked trail near Chilkoot Pass

on the left bank of Dawson Creek

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The man determines that the temperature is “colder than fifty below” by

consulting a spirit thermometer

noticing the amount of ice on his beard

spitting into the air

estimating the thickness of the ice on the Yukon

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the dangerous “traps” that the man must avoid on his journey?

snow-covered boughs

sub-zero temperatures

frostbitten extremities

hidden pools of water

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The main conflict in this story is one between

human and nature

human and dog

warmth and cold

caution and foolhardiness

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence best foreshadows the outcome of the story?

“A foot of snow had fallen since the last sled had passed over, and he was glad he was without a sled, traveling light.”

“He was making four miles an hour, and he calculated that he would arrive at the forks at half past twelve.”

“The old-timer had been very serious in laying down the law that no man must travel alone in the Klondike after fifty below.”

“Well, here he was; he had had the accident; he was alone; and he had saved himself.”

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the last sentence, the dog primarily recognizes the man as

a kind but experienced master

a provider of food and fire

a fool for disregarding the cold

a dangerous threat to its safety

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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