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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 1-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jason promise when he left his hometown?
(a) He will be bringing a wife when he returns.
(b) He would stay away at least a year.
(c) He would not return until he is rich.
(d) He would never return.

2. What are the names of Jason's brothers?
(a) William and Stephen.
(b) David and Ethan.
(c) Abraham and Ethan.
(d) Stephen and Abraham.

3. For what does the older man say he would give up everything?
(a) To see his oldest son.
(b) To see the elephant.
(c) To have his wife alive.
(d) To live in a warm climate.

4. Where do three sailors dump Jason?
(a) On a beach.
(b) At the next town.
(c) On a coral reef.
(d) In the ocean.

5. In what year does this book begin?
(a) 1897.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1907.
(d) 1868.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jason's hometown?

2. What becomes the topic of conversation across the country?

3. What does the older man tell Jason about from his past?

4. Where do Jason's brothers work?

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

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