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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what does a man want to hire Jason?
(a) To handle his horses.
(b) To hunt with him to add more food to his boat.
(c) To help carry his canoe.
(d) To rescue him if his canoe turns over.

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

3. How do Jack and Jason act when they see each other again?
(a) Competitive.
(b) Polite.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Like they are long lost friends.

4. How long has Jason been in New York at the beginning of the book?
(a) Six months.
(b) Four months.
(c) Five days.
(d) Two weeks.

5. Who is head of law enforcement in Skagway?
(a) Captain Smith.
(b) Joseph Blackman.
(c) Peter Forthsom.
(d) Frank Barker.

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

7. Where does Jason go in Chapter 13?
(a) To the spot where the outfit was dropped off.
(b) Back to Skagway.
(c) With Jack.
(d) No where.

8. Where do Jason's brothers work?
(a) A cannery.
(b) On fishing boats.
(c) A saw mill.
(d) In a shoe factory.

9. What is the name of Homer's boat?
(a) Homer's Odyssey.
(b) Klondike Cutter.
(c) Jamie's Delight.
(d) Yukon Belle.

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

11. How old is Jason on this adventure?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Twenty.

12. What will Jason have to do if he takes the outfit?
(a) Get a dog sled.
(b) Brave the Chilkoot many more times.
(c) Make a hand cart.
(d) Get a wagon.

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

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

15. What does the older man tell Jason about from his past?
(a) Working in the coal mines.
(b) Traveling to all of the states of America.
(c) The gold rush of 49.
(d) Being married with children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did a man receive that was fake that Jason notices?

2. Who does Jason first see when he wakes after being sick?

3. How does Jason's dog help him?

4. What does Jason want to learn from the older man?

5. What does Jason think while he is walking?

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