To Build a Fire by Jack London

Under what tree did the man build the fire?

• Fir Tree

• Pine tree

• Spruce Tree

• Maple Tree

The man thought that he would run all the way to the camp. But he had one flaw. What was it?

• He had forgotten the way.

• He had left his mittens behind.

• He found that the way was blocked by a large mound of snow.

• He had no endurance.

This story is written by _____

• Jack Longdon

• Jack London

• Kate Chopin

• Katherine O'Flaherty

When he tried to light all the matchsticks together, what happened?

• His mittens and the matchsticks caught fire though the birch bark didn't.

• His matchsticks caught fire successfully and he soon had a roaring fire.

• He quickly dumped all the matchsticks on the logs he had collected.

The old-timer on __________ was right, he thought in the moment of controlled despair that ensued: after fifty feet below a man should travel with a partner.

• The Appalachian Mountains

• Sulphur Creek

• The Michigan Trail

• The Oregon Trail

After the unsuccessful trial by the man to kill the dog, he got up and put his mittens. How?

• By means of his teeth.

• His hands was alright as he had kept his frozen hands in the dog's fur

• By means of his leg.

• By means of his knees.

The man noticed that there was no sun when he started his journey at nine o'clock.

Do you think this worried him?

• Yes. The man was worried because it wasn't normal for the sun to not come up after

  8 o'clock.

• No. The man was used to this as sometimes the sun wouldn't appear at all.

• No. The man wasn't worried as the sun would never shine in the region.

What does the man 1st think about the old-timer’s advice that a man shouldn’t travel alone when it’s 50 below zero?

• He has a new respect for the old man's advice.

• He thinks the old-timer's advice is a sign of his weakness as opposed to his own strength.

• He thinks the old- timer's advice is a flat out lie

• He thinks the old-timer's advice is as funny as a comedy

Why did the fire die out?

• He put out the fire with a blanket

• It rained heavily on the fire

• He ran out of sticks

• Snow from the tree above fell on it.

What did the man do to regain some circulation in his body?

• He danced around a fire.

• He swam in the hot springs

• He stretched all parts of his body.

• He swung his arms and beat his hands to his sides.