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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 12-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much food is each prospector required to carry?
(a) Seven hundred pounds.
(b) None.
(c) Four hundred pounds.
(d) 500 pounds.

2. What does Jason recall Homer saying about this leg of the journey?
(a) Let the boat do your work.
(b) He did not mention this leg to Jason.
(c) This is the easiest part of the journey.
(d) Novices usually fail to get over the water.

3. What did Jason's father say he would never be?
(a) A Republican.
(b) A Democrat.
(c) A wage slave.
(d) A farmer.

4. What had Jack suggested to Jason about moving the outfit?
(a) Find a partner.
(b) Let the dog carry most of it.
(c) Hire a pack mule.
(d) Do it in relays.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Jason feel about Jack's offer?

3. What does Jason notice about many of the people packing up to leave?

4. What does the younger man in the rail car like?

5. For what does a man want to hire Jason?

(see the answer key)

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