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

2. How long does Jason think it will take him to reach Dawson City after he leaves Lake Bennett?
(a) A month.
(b) One week.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Two to three weeks.

3. What does Jason pick to eat to prevent scurvy?
(a) Rose hips and fruit.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Mountain laurel.
(d) Mushrooms.

4. What does Jason decide about when to pull over and rest?
(a) He stops at dinner time.
(b) He stops at dusk.
(c) He decides to paddle through the night.
(d) He stops at midnight.

5. What does Jason wonder when he arrives at Lake Bennett?
(a) If he should go home.
(b) If his brothers will wait for him.
(c) If he should travel with someone.
(d) Where Jack is going.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jason get at the river?

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

3. What did Homer sell to come to the gold fields?

4. How old is Jason on this adventure?

5. What does the man who helps Jason with his caribou say about the Mounties and August?

(see the answer key)

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