Setting
Hidden under the snow, these pools of water are dangerous because they can make the man's boots wet.
Pools of water
The old man on Sulpher Creek, upon realizing that our main character intends to travel the wilderness alone with only his dog, warns our main character that he should not do what?
Travel alone in the wilderness
At the start of the story, we learn the man is walking in this freezing cold territory.
The Yukon
Anxiety, fear, or dread that something bad or unpleasant is about to happen.
apprehension
The main character walks along a frozen trail next to this famous river.
The Yukon River
The dog knows it is too cold to travel because its body senses this natural signal.
Instinct
While walking along the river, the man steps through the snow and gets his feet wet. To dry his wet boots, the man builds his second fire under-
A snow covered tree (pine tree)
To strike, hit, or defeat with great force, as if nature itself were dealing a fatal blow.
smite
9:00 AM
The dog does not care about the man as a friend; it only sees the man as a provider of food and-
fire
After the snow smothers his fire, the man runs out into an open area to start a new fire, but his hands are too frozen to hold this item.
Matches
Said, stated, or done repeatedly for emphasis or clarity, like the old-timer's repeated warnings about traveling alone.
reiterated
The man thinks the temperature is 50 below zero, but the real temperature is this many degrees below zero.
75 below zero.
The man wears mittens to protect his fingers from freezing, to keep his feet warm and dry the man wears thick socks and these tall leather shoes.
Boots (moccasins)
When the man fails again to maintain a fire, he realizes that he must do what to warm his hands?
Kill the dog to warm his hands
To feel an intense longing or deep desire for something, such as the warmth of a stove or shelter.
yearn
Even though there are no clouds in the sky, you cannot see this in the winter sky of the Far North.
The sun
Ice forms a hard ring around the man's face because his breath freezes on this facial hair.
Beard
The man pictures his friends finding his body on the trail the next day, realizing he has lost his fight against this force.
To suffer through, survive, or hold out against severe cold and harsh conditions without giving in.
endure