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

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

3. What does the head of law enforcement do the most?
(a) Investigate fraud.
(b) Rob the people of the town.
(c) Hang murderers.
(d) Kill horse thieves.

4. Where do Jason's brothers live?
(a) In Mrs. Beal's boarding house.
(b) With their wives.
(c) At the Downtown Apartment House.
(d) With their parents.

5. Why does Jason become sick on the trail?
(a) Stomach virus.
(b) Infected tooth.
(c) Summer pneumonia.
(d) Food poisoning.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the names of Jason's brothers?

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

4. By Chapter 11, how many more places does Jason have to go to meet up with his brothers?

5. What is the name of the first lake Jason has to cross?

(see the answer key)

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