“To Build a Fire” – Review QUIZ
NAME: _____________________________________________________________
PART 1
1. TRUE or FALSE - The story takes place near the Yukon River.
2. TRUE or FALSE – When London describes the protagonist as “quick
and alert in the ways of life, but not in their significances,” it means he
knows exactly how to survive in the wild.
PART 2
9. TRUE or FALSE – The main hazard the man needs to avoid is breaking
through the ice over the hidden pools of water.
10. TRUE or FALSE – The author mentions how cold it is to explain what
happens at the end of the story.
3. TRUE or FALSE – The names of either the man or the dog are never
mentioned.
11. TRUE or FALSE – It’s so cold the man’s feet get numb right through his
moccasins.
4. TRUE or FALSE – The dog loves the man.
5. TRUE or FALSE – It’s so cold, spit freezes in midair.
6. TRUE or FALSE – The actual temperature is 50 degrees below zero,
Fahrenheit.
7. TRUE or FALSE – The dog’s instinct tells it that it’s too cold to be
outside.
12. TRUE or FALSE – The “old-timer on Sulphur Creek”was right..
13. TRUE or FALSE – The man’s biggest problem is that his hands are too
cold to build a fire.
14. TRUE or FALSE – The man catches the dog and uses it to unfreeze his
fingers.
15. TRUE or FALSE – The ending of the story is a logical conclusion of prior
events.
8. TRUE or FALSE – The protagonist made no special preparations for his
trip.
16. TRUE or FALSE – Both the man and the dog die at the end of the story.