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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Jason notice most of the people in Skagway are?
(a) Greenhorns.
(b) Farmers.
(c) Outdoorsmen.
(d) Ex-military.
2. What have some people resigned themselves to doing?
(a) Starving to death.
(b) Going home.
(c) No finding any gold.
(d) Waiting out the winter and leaving in the spring.
3. Where does the rail car Jason hops go?
(a) Salt Lake City, Utah.
(b) Denver, Colorado.
(c) Minot, North Dakota.
(d) San Francisco, California.
4. What might stand in Jason's way besides the weather?
(a) Grizzlies.
(b) The Canadian Mounties.
(c) Being so young.
(d) Not knowing what real gold looks like.
5. What are Jamie and Homer going to do?
(a) Go home.
(b) Carry their canoe past the rapids.
(c) Brave a dangerous set of rapids.
(d) Jump the water fall.
6. Who does Jason spot in Skagway working for the head of law enforcement?
(a) Captain Smith.
(b) Charles Bowers.
(c) Frank Barker.
(d) Jim Foster.
7. What does Jason say about his parents?
(a) They are not living together.
(b) His father is depressed since his mother died.
(c) They live in Europe.
(d) They are both dead.
8. How does Jason eat as he heads towards Chilkoot?
(a) He hunts small game.
(b) He fishes.
(c) People along the trail invite him to eat.
(d) He carries his food with him.
9. What are the names of Jason's brothers?
(a) William and Stephen.
(b) David and Ethan.
(c) Abraham and Ethan.
(d) Stephen and Abraham.
10. What worries people who are on the boat?
(a) Passing through customs.
(b) Being attacked by a grizzly bear.
(c) Getting over the rapids.
(d) Getting past the waterfall.
11. What does Jack say is a fair trade for the outfit?
(a) Jason's help with the horses.
(b) Two bits of silver.
(c) Some of Jason's stories.
(d) Jason's dog.
12. Why is Jason beginning to feel more pressure about reaching his goal?
(a) His dog is getting old.
(b) Winter is coming quickly.
(c) He has no more money.
(d) His brothers are getting farther away.
13. What did Homer sell to come to the gold fields?
(a) Two horses and a carriage.
(b) His stock shares.
(c) His family farm.
(d) His summer crop.
14. What does Jason think while he is walking?
(a) His mother will kill him.
(b) His brothers are waiting for him.
(c) His father would be proud of him.
(d) He is stronger than Jack.
15. What does Jason think of the crowds of people?
(a) They are all lazy.
(b) They are all dumb for being there.
(c) Make it difficult to travel.
(d) They will get his gold.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Jason buy food and warming clothing?
2. What is the name of Homer's boat?
3. How many boats are leaving the shore each day?
4. What is waiting for Jason at his brothers' home?
5. Who does Jason first see when he wakes after being sick?
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