10 free PSAT/NMSQT practice questions in the real exam format, covering the official content areas, with an explanation for every answer.
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Craft and Structure
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text from "To Build a Fire"?
From Jack London, "To Build a Fire" (1908)
Day had broken cold and grey, exceedingly cold and grey, when the man turned aside from the main Yukon trail and climbed the high earth-bank, where a dim and little-travelled trail led eastward through the fat spruce timberland. It was a steep bank, and he paused for breath at the top, excusing the act to himself by looking at his watch.