The Cremation of Sam McGee

Why most likely is it important to Sam McGee that he be cremated?

• Sam McGee was a criminal in Tennessee and he wants to leave no traces.

• Sam McGee wants to go to heaven.

• Sam McGee deeply suffers from the cold, and so he wants to die in warmth and fire.

• Sam McGee hopes that the fire from his cremation will help keep the others warm.

What is Sam McGee most afraid of? What does he ask his friend Cap to do because of this fear? Cite specific details from the poem to support your answer.

Where is Sam McGee from?

• Alaska

• Massachusetts

• Tennessee

• New York

What did the speaker see when he opened the door to the crematorium?

• Sam's ashes

• A bag of gold

• Sam and the dogs

• Sam- Alive!

Who is the narrator of this poem?

• Sam McGee

• Cap

• Robert Service

• The narrator is unknown

Which of the following reveals why Sam McGee was in Alaska?

• "God only knows."

• "the land of gold seemed to hold him like a spell"

• "the stars o'erhead were dancing heel and toe"

• "you'll cremate my last remains"

What is "the thing" and "the hateful thing" that Cap refers to in stanzas 8-9?

• Sam's corpse

• the dogs

• himself

• the weather

What does Service do in the first stanza of "The Cremation of Sam McGee"?

• Establishes the characters, setting, and problem of the poem.

• Shocks the reader with a surprising twist.

• Introduces the reader to history of the Yukon Gold Rush.

• Explains why searching for gold was difficult.

The speaker and Sam McGee were friends.

• True

• False

Same McGee is warm at the end of the poem.

• True

• False