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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 heavy is the outfit?
(a) 500 pounds.
(b) 1200 pounds.
(c) Seven hundred pounds.
(d) Four hundred pounds.

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

3. What is Jason Hawthorn standing in front of with his newspapers?
(a) Statue of Liberty.
(b) Empire State Building.
(c) Grand Central Depot.
(d) Sears Towers.

4. What do Jason and Jack do when they meet up again?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Ignore each other.
(c) Trade items around.
(d) Tell each other their stories.

5. What does the younger man in the rail car like?
(a) Pretty postcards.
(b) Apple cider.
(c) Chewiing gum.
(d) Whiskey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What have some people resigned themselves to doing?

2. Who saves Jason after he passes out on the trail?

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

4. What does Jason recall Homer saying about this leg of the journey?

5. How many boats are leaving the shore each day?

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