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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Charlie and Jason do when they leave the cabin?
(a) Hook up with a mule train.
(b) Walk south towards Skagway.
(c) Get on the river.
(d) Hitch a ride on a large barge.

2. What holiday is coming up in Chapter 22?
(a) Easter.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Winter Solstice.
(d) New Year's.

3. About how many boats are on the river?
(a) A couple hundred.
(b) Thousands.
(c) Five hundred.
(d) About twenty.

4. What does Alex McDonald give Charlie?
(a) A place to live.
(b) A sturdy horse.
(c) All the gold he can carry.
(d) A job.

5. What does Jason decide to do about getting supplies?
(a) Put them on half rations.
(b) Go to the Indian village.
(c) Put out rabbit traps.
(d) Shoot a moose.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where must Jason pass in order to feel safe?

2. With what does Jason struggle after he shoots a caribou?

3. What is Jason's dog supposed to hate doing?

4. Who has saved Jason when he is injured by the bull moose?

5. What does Jason reach at the end of Lake Bennett?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jason know he must do at the river and how does King help him?

2. How do the boys pass the time and what is learned about Henderson's story?

3. How does Jason see Jamie again?

4. What significant day is coming up in Chapter 22 and how is that time of year affecting the people in the area?

5. How does Jason's initial attempt to see Jamie go?

6. How does Jason's decision about paddling work out and what does he near at the end of Chapter 14?

7. What do Jason and Charlie do in spite of their dire situation and what does Jason then decide to do about their situation?

8. What do Jason and Charlie do after he meets up with his brothers?

9. How does Jason find his brothers and what kind of prank does he decide to play?

10. How does Jason finally get to see Jamie and what does she tell him?

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