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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 20-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the names of the man for whom Jason works?
(a) Johnson and Flynn.
(b) Robinson and Bailey.
(c) Sowerby and Bacon.
(d) Preston and Jackson.

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

4. What does Jason name his dog?
(a) Waif.
(b) Killer.
(c) King.
(d) Friend.

5. What are Jamie and Homer going to do?
(a) Go home.
(b) Carry their canoe past the rapids.
(c) Brave a dangerous set of rapids.
(d) Jump the water fall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jason notice about many of the people packing up to leave?

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

3. Why does Jack offer Jason a prospector's outfit?

4. What does Jason get at the river?

5. What is the name of Homer's boat?

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