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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What concerns Jason besides the upcoming bad weather?
(a) Jason thinks he is too young.
(b) His lack of funds.
(c) Not knowing how to pan for gold.
(d) Not having a good map.

2. What of Jason's did his brothers use to get to Skagway?
(a) Jason's inheritance.
(b) Money saved from their wages.
(c) Money their grandparents gave them.
(d) The sale of their livestock.

3. How long does it take Jason to get home from New York?
(a) Eight days.
(b) Seven days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) A month.

4. What does Jason say about his parents?
(a) His father is depressed since his mother died.
(b) They are not living together.
(c) They live in Europe.
(d) They are both dead.

5. What becomes the topic of conversation across the country?
(a) The new president.
(b) The possibility of war.
(c) The completion of the transcontinental railroad.
(d) The gold rush.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jason promise when he left his hometown?

2. Who does Jason spot in Skagway working for the head of law enforcement?

3. What did Jason's father say he would never be?

4. With whom does Jason leave the beach where he was thrown off the ship?

5. What is Jason's hometown?

(see the answer key)

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