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"To Build a Fire" Test Essay Directions: Listed below are four questions. You are to answer two of the four questions. Each question's answer must be at least 3/4 to one page long. You must answer the question using complete sentences, correct spelling, and grammar. Each question must be fully answered, and you must use specific examples from the story to support your answer. Good Luck! 1. Early in "To Build a Fire" London writes, "The animal was depressed by the tremendous cold. It knew that it was no time for travelling." This passage forshadows possible trouble ahead - and you become alert for signs of difficulty. Find four other passages in the first six paragraphs of the story that foreshadow later events. Explain the link between each passage and the later event. 2. In the story, a man who thinks is contrasted with a dog that follows its instinct without thinking. Describe how the man and dog differ in the way they approach the great cold of the Yukon. 3. Identify what you consider the main conflict in the story.
Approximate Word count = 723
Approximate Pages = 2.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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