Character and Setting in "To Build a Fire," Part 1 — Quiz
Question 4 • 191 CR ELA 9
Read the passage from Part 1 of “To Build a Fire.” The Yukon lay a mile wide and hidden under three feet of ice. On top of this ice were as many feet of snow. It was all pure white, rolling in gentle undulations where the ice jams of the freeze-up had formed. North and south, as far as his eye could see, it was unbroken white, save for a dark hairline that curved and twisted from around the spruce-covered island to the south . . . This description allows readers to visualize
Answer
A
the varied and challenging terrain of the trail.
B
the snow falling from the sky.
C
the water churning beneath the ice.
D
the frozen landscape surrounding the trail.
Explanation
The passage describes the Yukon covered by thick ice and snow, stretching as an unbroken white expanse. These details help readers picture the frozen landscape around the trail. The dark hairline marks a feature across that snowy setting, but the passage does not describe falling snow or churning water.
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