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To Build a Fire Test

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Unwonted

(adj.)

a)

affectedly refined or delicate

b)

brought under control; made less intense

c)

not habitual; out of the ordinary

d)

incapable of being perceived by the senses

2.

This word describes something that is vague and hard to figure out--can't touch it.

a)

anesthetic

b)

appeasingly

c)

intangible

d)

smite

3.

Fingers and toes

a)

appendage

b)

extremity

c)

ensue

4.

Wave-like pattern

a)

smite

b)

appease

c)

undulation

5.

without a care; no opinion

a)

appeasingly

b)

apathetically

c)

peremptorily

6.

not easily seen or touched

a)

ensue

b)

apathetically

c)

intangible

7.

Pall

a)

a cloud or fog covering

b)

wave-like manner

c)

extremities

d)

undulations

8.

Deep crevices

a)

undulations

b)

crypts

c)

extremities

d)

palls

9.

Conflagration

a)

uncaring feeling

b)

a strong feeling of sorrow

c)

wave- like pattern

d)

Large fire

10.

Imperative

a)

Not important

b)

Apathetic

c)

Really important

d)

A large fire

11.

To be insistent on immediate obedience

a)

Peremptorily

b)

Poignantly

c)

Conjectural

d)

Apathetically

12.

Another word for "something that follows an action":

a)

undulation

b)

ensue

c)

pall

d)

smite

13.

To strike down with force

a)

peremptory

b)

undulate

c)

pall

d)

smite/smote

14.

Conjectural

a)

To use guesswork to figure something out

b)

To insist on obedience

c)

Crypt-like

d)

a wave motion

15.

Poignant

a)

extreme happiness

b)

an extremity

c)

extreme sadness

d)

an intention

16.

What are 3 of the characteristics of naturalist literature?

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17.

How does To Build a Fire represent naturalist literature? Give 2 specific examples from the text. The more detailed your answer, the better.

4 lines
18.

How do we know the dog isn’t really a “pet” to the man? Give specific details to show.

4 lines
19.

How does the dog differ from the man? Give a specific example(s) of the difference(s) AND an event that show sthis.

4 lines
20.

Explain all of the trouble the man went through to build the fire(s)?

4 lines
21.

Why did the man finally change his opinion on “the old timer”?

4 lines
22.

Explain the ending (what happened to the man and the dog?)

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