To Build A Fire

Which of the following phrases best describes the environment?

• Dark and extremely cold

• Cold and bright

• Foggy and Mysterious

• Warm and sunny

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The man's companion is...

• a wolf that is afraid of the man and where they are going

• a husky that hates the cold and stays near the fire to remain warm

• a wolf that burrows under the snow to stay warm and warn the man

• a husky that instinctually knows that the temperature is threateningly cold

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

What happens when the man stops to eat?

• He beings to worry about how cold it is.

• He realizes that his food has remained warm..

• He is unable to start a fire to warm himself up.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What happens to the man near Henderson Creek?

• He accidentally spills his tobacco in the snow.

• He accidentally falls into a spring and gets his feet wet.

• He loses the dog that accompanied him.

• He almost drowns by falling into some water.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What point of view is the story told in?

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which of the following best describes a theme of the text? (Pick 2)

• Death is not frightening, but more like sleep

• Pride is needed in survival situations

• In the struggle of man against nature, nature always win.

• Arrogance can lead to someone's downfall.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which quotation from the text best highlights the man's ignorance to the potential dangers of nature?

• "Fifty degrees below zero was to him just precisely fifty degrees below zero. That there should be anything more to it than that was a thought that never entered his head.

• He would be in to camp by six o'clock; a bit after dark, it was true, but the boys would be there, a fire would be going, and a hot supper would be ready.

• The man's red beard and mustache were likewise frosted, but more solidly, the deposit taking the form of ice and increasing with every warm, moist breath he exhaled.

• Sometimes there were laternate layers of water and ice-skin, so that when one broke through he kept on break through for a while...

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

In the story, the fire is most likely a symbol for...

• Survival

• Pride

• Warmth

• Passion

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What happens to the man at the end of the story?

• He passes out in the snow, and the dog runs to go get help.

• He makes it back to the camp but dies from the cold when he arrives

• He hallucinates the boys from camp and the old timer before he dies

• He walks all the way to the camp and is nursed back to health by his friends

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2