To Build a Fire

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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The main conflict in this story is one between

• human and nature

• human and dog

• warmth and cold

• caution and foolhardiness

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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.”

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does imperative mean?

• domineering

• foolhardy

• crucial

• regal

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

To experience apprehension is to feel

• disgust

• acceptance

• dependence

• dread

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does intangible mean?

• peripheral

• uncompromising

• unclear

• aromatic

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4