"To Build a Fire" Review

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.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

• with the old-timer on Sulfur 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.8.1

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.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

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.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

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

• a kind but inexperienced 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

How cold is it when the story opens?

• 30 degrees above zero

• 30 degrees below zero

• 107 degrees below zero

• 75 degrees below zero

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The man is best described as

• intelligent and highly organized

• brave and heroic

• foolish and unimaginative

• very knowledgeable about the Alaskan wilderness

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The man makes all the following mistakes except

• deciding to travel alone

• forgetting to bring matches with him

• not listening to people who know more about the north

• not understanding the danger he faces