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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. By Chapter 11, how many more places does Jason have to go to meet up with his brothers?
(a) He doesn't know.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

2. How does Jason finally get the means to continue his journey?
(a) Wages from horse handling.
(b) Buys a canoe.
(c) Being taken on a boat as crew.
(d) Finding a canoe with a small hole in it.

3. What have some people resigned themselves to doing?
(a) Going home.
(b) Waiting out the winter and leaving in the spring.
(c) Starving to death.
(d) No finding any gold.

4. Where does everyone say the place to be is at the beginning of the book?
(a) New York.
(b) Dawson City.
(c) Skagway.
(d) Portland.

5. How long are the rapids that are ahead of Jason?
(a) One mile.
(b) Four miles.
(c) Five miles.
(d) Three miles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Jason learn from some horse packers about his brothers?

3. How does Jason eat as he heads towards Chilkoot?

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

5. How long does Jason think it will take him to reach Dawson City after he leaves Lake Bennett?

(see the answer key)

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