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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 1-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jason promise when he left his hometown?
(a) He would stay away at least a year.
(b) He would never return.
(c) He will be bringing a wife when he returns.
(d) He would not return until he is rich.

2. What does the younger man in the rail car recite?
(a) A Purple Cow.
(b) The Gettysburg Address.
(c) The Pledge of Allegiance.
(d) The Battle Hymn of the Republic.

3. What is Jason's hometown?
(a) Seattle.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) Denver.
(d) Portland.

4. Where is the place in question #11?
(a) At the confluence of the Klondike and Yukon Rivers.
(b) Upstate New York.
(c) In British Columbia.
(d) In Washington state.

5. Where do Jason's brothers work?
(a) A cannery.
(b) On fishing boats.
(c) A saw mill.
(d) In a shoe factory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jason Hawthorn standing in front of with his newspapers?

2. What does Jason want to learn from the older man?

3. What does Jason's brother say will be the split if they find gold?

4. What is waiting for Jason at his brothers' home?

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

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