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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Charlie finally realize about being there?
(a) Jason took him because Jason wants to become a doctor.
(b) Charlie's uncle paid Jason a lot of gold to care for him.
(c) He was thrust upon Jason.
(d) Jason wanted him for company.

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

3. What are the merchants on the river selling?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Milk and livestock and fruit.
(c) Maps to the gold.
(d) There are no merchants on the river.

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

5. Why does Jason return to his cabin when he was following tracks?
(a) He is too tired to go on.
(b) His water has frozen and needs to drink.
(c) He has to return to eat.
(d) He lost sight of the animal.

6. What does Jack tell Jason he wants to be?
(a) A publisher.
(b) A writer.
(c) A journalist.
(d) An editor.

7. Where are people who are lost stranded?
(a) In the woods below the mountains.
(b) Vaious mountain passes.
(c) Mostly in small fishing villages.
(d) By the shores of the river.

8. How does Jason's dog respond when he asks him to help?
(a) He slinks away.
(b) He licks Jason's face.
(c) He growls.
(d) He sits down and watches Jason.

9. Why are the bull moose fighting?
(a) There is not enough food.
(b) It is rutting season.
(c) There are too many females.
(d) There are too many males.

10. What does Jason find he has done in the morning?
(a) Dropped his first aid kit over board.
(b) Caught up to many of the boats that was ahead of him.
(c) Gotten wet from sleeping near the water.
(d) Fallen asleep in the canoe.

11. Why might so many people who are stranded die?
(a) The river is frozen so it is difficult to fish.
(b) They don't know anything about the wilderness or the mountains.
(c) There are too many people around for the amount of game.
(d) Everything looks the same when covered with snow.

12. Who does Jason talk to a his brothers' business?
(a) One of the employees running a machine.
(b) The manager.
(c) The clerk.
(d) No one.

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

14. Who first found gold in the area?
(a) Nathiel Goodbody.
(b) Baron von Heitermeister.
(c) Henderson and Carmack.
(d) Paul Rhodes.

15. What do the boys do to pass the time?
(a) Play cards.
(b) Write a journal.
(c) Read Scientific American.
(d) Paint pictures on the cabin walls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at a narrow part of the river?

2. What happens to Jason's dog while they are fighting bear?

3. What do Charlie and Jason do when they leave the cabin?

4. What part of the caribou does Jason take?

5. What does Charlie point out to Jason?

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