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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 14-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the scene along the trail shock Jason?
(a) That people are fighting over position on the trail.
(b) The number of people.
(c) The cruelty to the animals, especially the horses.
(d) That there are families with young children.

2. What part of the caribou does Jason take?
(a) The breast.
(b) The rib portions.
(c) Half of it.
(d) The hindquarters.

3. What does Jason consider Lake Bennett to be in Chapter 14?
(a) An insurmountable problem
(b) A place to rest.
(c) His biggest goal yet.
(d) A possible place to stay for the winter.

4. How long does Jason think it will take him to reach Dawson City after he leaves Lake Bennett?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) A month.
(c) Two to three weeks.
(d) One week.

5. What does Jason wonder when he prepares to leave again?
(a) If his brothers are still alive.
(b) If he is half crazy.
(c) If his mother is worried.
(d) If he will ever see his father again.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do three sailors dump Jason?

2. What does Frank Barker want Jason to do?

3. To where is Jason heading when he passes back through Skagway?

4. What can Jason not imagine about not going on?

5. How long has Jason been in New York at the beginning of the book?

(see the answer key)

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