To Build a Fire Quizzes

To Build a Fire Quiz 1

By Teddy Wayne · Last reviewed July 01, 2002

1 In what current state does the story take place?

Alaska

The Yukon

New York

North Dakota
2 What is the man's name?

We never find out

Manny

Jack

Teddy
3 What is the name for a "newcomer in the land"?

Debutante

Ingenue

Outsider

Chechaquo
4 At what temperature does the old-timer tell the man is it dangerous to travel alone?

Zero degrees Fahrenheit

Thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit

Fifty degrees Fahrenheit below zero

Seventy degrees Fahrenheit below zero
5 What kind of dog travels with the man?

An English Cocker Spaniel

A husky

A hound

A wolf
6 Where is the man meeting "the boys"?

Nome

Anchorage

Iditarod

Henderson Creek
7 What is the man not "quick and alert" in, according to London?

The passions of life

The things of life

The significances of life

The heartaches of life
8 The man first worries about frostbite for which body parts?

Ears

Nose and cheekbones

Lips

Fingers
9 Why is the man's beard colored amber?

Because his rum has run into it

Because his food has run into it

Because his tobacco has run into it

It is the natural color
10 What does the man wish he had brought for his cheeks?

Hot oil

A scarf

A nose strap

Fur
11 What is the man fearful of as he walks along the trail?

Moose

Bears

Hidden springs

Wet snow
12 What does the dog do when it wets its feet and legs?

It builds a fire

It bites at the ice between its toes

It whines

It burrows into the snow
13 What does the man frequently do with his hands to warm them up?

He blows on them

He rubs them against the dog's fur

He builds a fire

He beats them against his legs
14 Where is the old-timer from?

North Dakota

Sulphur Creek

Henderson Creek

Michigan
15 What condescending word does the man first use for the old-timer when thinking about him?

"Weak"

"Feminine"

"Womanish"

"Hardy"
16 How, according to London, does the dog know about the danger of the cold?

It has lived in the cold for years

It has learned from the man

It has inherited knowledge of the cold

It has studied the land
17 What two words does London use in describing both accidents?

"It happened"

"It came"

"It occurred"

"It went"
18 Where does the man get wet up to?

His chest

His knees

His feet

His waist
19 Why is the man initially angry about wetting himself?

It will delay him

He hates water

He wanted to prove he could handle the Yukon on his own

He fears frostbite
20 What can the reader view the story's title as?

An instruction manual

A poetic phrase

A grammar lesson on infinitives

An imperative
21 How does London describe the second accident?

As the man's "fault"

As an "error"

As a "mistake"

As a "problem"
22 How does London describe the tree's avalanche?

As a "series of causes"

As a "projection"

As a "series of links"

As a "process"
23 How many matches does the man light at once?

Fifty

Seventy

Ten

100
24 Why does the man drop the matches?

He sees they are burning his flesh

He does not need them any more

He feels they are burning his flesh

He is afraid of using them all up
25 Why does the second fire go out?

The man snuffs it out as he tries to protect it from a piece of moss

The dog runs over it

The man gets it wet

The snow falls on it again

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