To Build a Fire

"To Build a Fire" was written by

• Jack London

• Jack Paris

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Ernest Hemingway

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The cause of the man's final predicament is that

• He stops for lunch and uses up all his matches

• He chooses to travel when everything is thawing

• He steps into a hidden spring and does not stop to dry his feet

• He does not pay enough attention to where he build to fire.

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"To Build a Fire" takes place in

• Alaska

• The Yukon

• Vermont

• Mt. Everest

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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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What does the man fear from the beginning of his journey?

• Falling through the snow and getting his feet wet

• The strange color of the sky

• The dog's strange behavior

• Getting caught in a sudden avalanche

Until the end of the story the man's attitude toward the advice given by the old-timer was

• respect

• curiosity

• confusion

• ridicule

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What is a possible theme of the story?

• People choose their own destinies

• Nature is more powerful than humans

• In nature humans live by instinct

• Heed the advice of the experienced

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Jack London's attitude toward the Yukon wilderness is one of

• nostalgia

• respect

• apprehension

• affection

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During the course of the story, the man changes from

• being haughty to being helpless

• being rational to being spiritual

• being heartless to being caring

• being courageous or to being fearful

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What effect did the man's frozen hand have on his survival?

• He was unable to cook bacon and heat up his lunch by the fire.

• He was unable to light matches and properly tend to the fire.

• He was unable to comfort his dog by petting it

• He was unable to use his hands to warm his feet.

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