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To Build A Fire Quiz

The document is a reading quiz about the short story "To Build a Fire" by Jack London. It contains 10 questions asking students to summarize key details about the man's challenges in the story, his relationship with the dog, why he has difficulty rebuilding his fire, whether the student would want the man as a partner, who or what is to blame for the man's death, and how knowledge and instinct relate to survival as depicted in the story. Students are asked to back up their answers with examples from the text. The quiz also asks students to identify the theme of the story.

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To Build A Fire Quiz

The document is a reading quiz about the short story "To Build a Fire" by Jack London. It contains 10 questions asking students to summarize key details about the man's challenges in the story, his relationship with the dog, why he has difficulty rebuilding his fire, whether the student would want the man as a partner, who or what is to blame for the man's death, and how knowledge and instinct relate to survival as depicted in the story. Students are asked to back up their answers with examples from the text. The quiz also asks students to identify the theme of the story.

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Name:_______________________________ Period:____

Mr. Klauber
“To Build a Fire” by Jack London
Open Book Quiz

1. List THREE SPECIFIC problems the man in the story faces.

2. Describe the man’s relationship with the dog.

3. Why is the man forced to rebuild his fire?

4. Why does he have difficulty rebuilding his fire?

5. *Would you want the man to be your partner on an adventure?

Think about: how he responds to the old-timer’s advice, his first reaction to the cold, his relationship with the dog
Name:_______________________________ Period:____
Mr. Klauber

6. *What, or who is to blame for the man’s death? EXPLAIN USING EXAMPLES FROM THE STORY.

7. If his relationship with the dog was different, would the man have survived? EXPLAIN.

8. What, do you think is the difference between knowledge and instinct?

9. In terms of survival, which is more important? Use examples from the story to support your answer.

10. What do you think the theme of this story is?


Name:_______________________________ Period:____
Mr. Klauber

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