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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How much does Jason decide to borrow from his brothers?
(a) Nothing.
(b) $250.
(c) $150.
(d) $100.
2. What does Jason's brother say will be the split if they find gold?
(a) Fifty-forty-ten.
(b) Forty-forty-20.
(c) It will be split three ways.
(d) He does not mention a split.
3. To where is Jason heading when he passes back through Skagway?
(a) Churntop Pass.
(b) Diablo Pass.
(c) Donner's Pass.
(d) White Pass.
4. What are the names of Jason's brothers?
(a) Stephen and Abraham.
(b) William and Stephen.
(c) David and Ethan.
(d) Abraham and Ethan.
5. What does Jason see in the river after he parts ways with his employers?
(a) A horse stuck in the mud.
(b) A man screaming and yelling.
(c) A deer with a broken leg.
(d) A puppy floating by.
6. Who dropped out of Jack's group?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Shepard.
(c) Houston.
(d) Packman.
7. Why does Jason become sick on the trail?
(a) Stomach virus.
(b) Food poisoning.
(c) Infected tooth.
(d) Summer pneumonia.
8. What does Jason say about his parents?
(a) They are not living together.
(b) They are both dead.
(c) They live in Europe.
(d) His father is depressed since his mother died.
9. What does Jason wonder when he prepares to leave again?
(a) If he will ever see his father again.
(b) If his brothers are still alive.
(c) If his mother is worried.
(d) If he is half crazy.
10. What does the older man tell Jason about from his past?
(a) Traveling to all of the states of America.
(b) The gold rush of 49.
(c) Being married with children.
(d) Working in the coal mines.
11. How does Jason feel about Jack's offer?
(a) Jason is shocked.
(b) Jason is curious.
(c) He is indifferent.
(d) He is distrusting.
12. What is the name of the first lake Jason has to cross?
(a) Berryman's Turn.
(b) Lindeman.
(c) Pashaw.
(d) Crystal Lake.
13. What does Jack say about seeing Jason again?
(a) He wish he had known they were going to meet again.
(b) He thought Jason was too young to be friends.
(c) He thought Jason might be dead.
(d) He figured Jason had given up.
14. How much food is each prospector required to carry?
(a) None.
(b) Four hundred pounds.
(c) 500 pounds.
(d) Seven hundred pounds.
15. What might stand in Jason's way besides the weather?
(a) Grizzlies.
(b) Not knowing what real gold looks like.
(c) The Canadian Mounties.
(d) Being so young.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many boats are leaving the shore each day?
2. What is Jason's hometown?
3. Why is Jason unable to find a boat to take him down the river?
4. What is the name of Homer's boat?
5. What does Jason notice about many of the people packing up to leave?
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