TO BUILD A FIRE - jack london Which quotation from the text best highlights the man's
ignorance to the potential dangers of nature?
A "Fifty degrees below zero was to him just precisely fifty
degrees below zero. That there should be anything more to it
than that was a thought that never entered his head." (
Paragraph 3)
B "He would be in to camp by six o'clock; a bit after dark, it was
true, but the boys would be there, a fire would be going, and a
hot supper would be ready." ( Paragraph 4)
C "The man's red beard and mustache were likewise frosted, but
more solidly, the deposit taking the form of ice and increasing
with every warm, moist breath he exhaled." ( Paragraph 7)
D "Sometimes there were alternate layers of water and ice-skin,
so that when one broke through he kept on breaking through
for a while, sometimes wetting himself to the waist." (
Paragraph 11)

Read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll’s house. mrs. linde: you seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man. krogstad: i am certain of it. mrs. linde: is it too late now? krogstad: christine, are you saying this deliberately? yes, i am sure you are. i see it in your face. have you really the courage, then—? mrs. linde: i want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. we two need each other. nils, i have faith in your real character—i can dare anything together with you. krogstad [grasps her hands]. , , christine! now i shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. ah, but i forgot— how does the conflict in this passage develop a theme? mrs. linde creates a conflict by promising something she cannot give to krogstad, which develops the theme that empty promises can destroy relationships. krogstad continues the conflict by choosing clearing his name over having a life with mrs. linde, which develops the theme that you must often choose yourself over others. krogstad creates a conflict by deceiving mrs. linde about his intentions, which develops the theme that, in love, actions speak louder than words. mrs. linde resolves the conflict by committing to a new life with krogstad, which develops the theme that new beginnings are always possible.