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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. What does Jason learn from some horse packers about his brothers?
(a) They have already staked a claim.
(b) They are not far ahead of him.
(c) They are in the next settlement.
(d) They did not come that way.

2. Why does Jack offer Jason a prospector's outfit?
(a) Jack knows Jason's brothers.
(b) Jack doesn't want to carry it with him.
(c) He doesn't need it.
(d) Jack has a son Jason's age.

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

4. Where does everyone say the place to be is at the beginning of the book?
(a) New York.
(b) Portland.
(c) Dawson City.
(d) Skagway.

5. Why does the scene along the trail shock Jason?
(a) The number of people.
(b) The cruelty to the animals, especially the horses.
(c) That there are families with young children.
(d) That people are fighting over position on the trail.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What will Jason have to do if he takes the outfit?

3. How does Jason eat as he heads towards Chilkoot?

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

5. Where did Jason work in his hometown?

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