Worksheets"To Build a Fire"
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 2hrs 1mins
How cold is it when the story opens?
30 degrees above zero
30 degrees below zero
107 degrees below zero
75 degrees below zero
The man is best described as
intelligent and highly organized
brave and heroic
foolish and unimaginative
very knowledgeable about the Alaskan wilderness
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
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
There is an external conflict between
the beauty of nature and the cruelty of nature
society and the individual
human beings and nature
instinct and civilization
Which of the following character flaws brings about the man's tragic end?
cowardice
carelessness
overconfidence
greed
Toward the end of the story the man has an internal conflict between his
body and his will
short term goals and long term goals
convenience and his needs
animal nature and his spiritual nature
Until the end of the story the man's attitude toward the advice given by the old-timer was
respect
curiosity
confusion
ridicule
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
Jack London's attitude toward the Yukon wilderness is one of
nostalgia
respect
apprehension
affection
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
After he falls into the spring the man
cannot build a fire
succeeds in building a fire
kills the dog to stay warm
builds a roaring fire and dries out completely
When the bough full of snow falls, the man
realizes that he is likely to die
starts the fire easily
huddles with the dog to warm his hands and feet
immediately panics and runs toward camp
Why is the man unable to reach the camp?
He lacks the endurance to run that far
He gets lost
He trips and breaks a leg
The trail has been run over by more people
Which mistakes ultimately lead to the man's death?
He travels alone, doesn't listen to knowledgeable people, and ignores signs of how cold it really is.
He travels with others, doesn't listen to survival experts, and he's oblivious to how cold it really is.
He travels alone, pays attention to the dog's actions, and is acutely aware of how cold it really is.
He travels with others, listens to knowledgeable people, and he is oblivious to how cold it really is.
Who is the protagonist of the story?
Nature
The dog
Ole Jeb
The man
Who is the antagonist in the story?
Nature
The dog
Ole Jeb
The man
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.
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.
In London's story, nature is portrayed as
indifferent to humanity
warm and kind
helpful but ignored
misunderstood and misused.
What event could be seen as foreshadowing the man's death
The man discovers his spit cracks in the air.
The man forgot to build a fire to eat lunch
The man couldn't see well because the sun wasn't all the way up
The man got lost when the dog decided to chase a rabbit.
The climax occurs when
the man falls through the creek.
the man decides to meet death with dignity
the man catches the dog
the man's fire is extinguished by the falling snow
"To Build a Fire" takes place in
Alaska
The Yukon
Vermont
Mt. Everest
"To Build a Fire" was written by
Jack London
Jack Paris
Edgar Allan Poe
Ernest Hemingway
The man is
Flat/Static
Round/Static
Flat/Dynamic
Round/Dynamic
