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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 is waiting for Jason at his brothers' home?
(a) A train ticket to Alaska.
(b) The key to their parents' house.
(c) His inheritance.
(d) A letter from his brother.

2. How does Jason buy food and warming clothing?
(a) He trades his extra pair of boots.
(b) He uses the money his brothers left him.
(c) With his wages from his short time job.
(d) He works at the general store.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take Jason to get home from New York?

2. Where do Jason's brothers live?

3. What is Jason's hometown?

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

5. What does Jason wonder when he arrives at Lake Bennett?

(see the answer key)

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