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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 is waiting for Jason at his brothers' home?
(a) A train ticket to Alaska.
(b) The key to their parents' house.
(c) His inheritance.
(d) A letter from his brother.

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

3. Where do Jason's brothers live?
(a) With their parents.
(b) At the Downtown Apartment House.
(c) In Mrs. Beal's boarding house.
(d) With their wives.

4. How long has Jason been in New York at the beginning of the book?
(a) Five days.
(b) Six months.
(c) Four months.
(d) Two weeks.

5. For what does the older man say he would give up everything?
(a) To live in a warm climate.
(b) To have his wife alive.
(c) To see the elephant.
(d) To see his oldest son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon what ship does Jason stow away?

2. What does the younger man in the rail car like?

3. How much does Jason decide to borrow from his brothers?

4. Where do Jason and the old man part ways?

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

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