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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Jason take the entire caribou?
(a) There is no way to perserve it in a short amount of time.
(b) He can't eat that much meat.
(c) It would be too heavy for the canoe.
(d) He doesn't really like the taste of caribou.

2. What is Jason's dog supposed to hate doing?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Wearing a dog coat.
(c) Pulling anything heavy.
(d) Riding in a boat.

3. What do Charlie and Jason plan to do about the holiday coming up?
(a) They will ignore it.
(b) They will look for anyone who needs their help.
(c) They will eat an extra ration.
(d) They plan to celebrate it.

4. What does Jason think about when he looks at the night sky?
(a) How far away home is.
(b) Where his brothers might be.
(c) He'd like to travel to the stars.
(d) There are more stars than he has ever seen.

5. What does Charlie point out to Jason?
(a) The sheriff's office.
(b) A boarding house.
(c) A warehouse.
(d) A tavern.

6. What does Jason decide to do to his brothers?
(a) Demand his inheritance.
(b) Write them a letter.
(c) Play a joke.
(d) Scare them.

7. What stuns Abe and Ethan about Jason?
(a) That he has Charlie with them.
(b) How much he has grown and endured.
(c) That he found so much gold.
(d) That he came there.

8. How many bears come out of the den?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

9. What does Jason think he might be able to find at a village?
(a) Extra furs for warmth.
(b) Fish and meat.
(c) Someone to take them back down.
(d) Vegetables and mushrooms.

10. Who is performing at the theater where Jason's brothers take him?
(a) Frank Barker.
(b) Jamie.
(c) Homer.
(d) Jack London.

11. Why do Abe and Ethan come out of their office?
(a) To reprimand a worker.
(b) To meet Jason thinking he is someone else.
(c) To go to lunch.
(d) To go home for the day.

12. What makes the trip more pleasant for Jason?
(a) Having so many people around him.
(b) Having his dog with him.
(c) Knowing he is only a week from seeing his brother.
(d) The weather is nice.

13. What is Dawson City nicknamed?
(a) The Main Event.
(b) Fool's Paradise.
(c) The Golden City.
(d) The End of the Road.

14. Who helps the people on the river keep moving?
(a) Jack London.
(b) Henderson.
(c) No one.
(d) Mounties.

15. In what month does spring thaw arrive where Jason is staying?
(a) April.
(b) May.
(c) March.
(d) June.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jason talk to a his brothers' business?

2. At what date does Jason reach the end of Lake Bennett?

3. What does Jason see at a village that he follows?

4. What does Jason try to figure out when he finds a bear's den?

5. What does the man who helps Jason with his caribou say about the Mounties and August?

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