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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Jason see at a village that he follows?
(a) Elk tracks.
(b) Wolf tracks.
(c) Moose tracks.
(d) Bear tracks.

4. With what does Jason struggle after he shoots a caribou?
(a) How to preserve it.
(b) Feeling bad about killing an animal.
(c) How to butcher it.
(d) Getting it to shore.

5. What do Charlie and Jason do when they leave the cabin?
(a) Get on the river.
(b) Hook up with a mule train.
(c) Hitch a ride on a large barge.
(d) Walk south towards Skagway.

6. Who is one of the few persons adventuresome enough to try the rapids?
(a) Frank Barker.
(b) Homer.
(c) Robert Henderson.
(d) Jack London.

7. To what is Dawson City compared?
(a) A city slum.
(b) A huge carnival.
(c) A large city.
(d) A farming community.

8. What happens to the ice on the river as Jason and Charlie watch it in the spring?
(a) It stays the same.
(b) It rises up.
(c) It thins out enough to cut.
(d) It becomes thicker.

9. How are conditions for Jason to walk about?
(a) The weather has calmed down and the sun is out.
(b) Jason doesn't walk about much.
(c) The weather is brutal and walking is very difficult.
(d) The ground is so frozen walking is easy.

10. How is Jason feeling towards Charlie by Chapter 20?
(a) Happy.
(b) Curious.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Frustrated.

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

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

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

14. What does Jason reach at the end of Lake Bennett?
(a) The Straits of Yukon.
(b) The Yukon River.
(c) Lake Thikitucah.
(d) Fort Klondike.

15. Where must Jason pass in order to feel safe?
(a) Fort Sifton.
(b) The Straits of Yukon.
(c) Lake Thikitucah.
(d) Fort Klondike.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jason return to his cabin when he was following tracks?

2. What are the merchants on the river selling?

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

4. Who first found gold in the area?

5. What could possibly occur if people are careless on the river?

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