QUIZ: "To Build a Fire"

The man in the story cares little about his surroundings in the Yukon because he

• is too busy trying to keep warm.
• isn't sensitive enough to care.
• All of the answers provided.

Why is the man startled by what happens when he tries to spit on the ground?

• It is windier than he expected.
• It is far colder than he expected.

A word that best describes the attitude of the main character is

• regretful.
• overconfident.
• sad.

The main character has an "amber beard" because it is

• the color of his facial hair.
• from the food he has been eating.
• made from frozen tobacco juice.

The man's death was caused by every factor EXCEPT

• extremely frigid temperatures.
• not having any food with him.
• getting wet in the underground springs.
• being alone in the Yukon.

Which of the following phrases best describes the environment?

• dark and extremely cold.
• cold and sunny.
• foggy and mysterious.

The man in the story

• is new to the area and is very worried about survival.
• confident and not worried in spite of his lack of experience.
• from the area and comfortable with the weather.

Why is the man out in the cold?

• He got lost from the group he was with.
• He is trying to find somewhere to sell his biscuits and bacon.
• He is headed to a camp to meet his friends who had already arrived.

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.
• a husky that instinctively knows that the temperature is threateningly cold.

What is the man most concerned about?

• his dog falling into an unfrozen spring.
• losing track of where he is on the trail.
• accidentally stepping in an unfrozen spring.