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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jason see his first bull moose?
(a) In the river ahead of him.
(b) At night when pulled on the shore to sleep.
(c) On the shore near Laberge.
(d) Far off on a plain.

2. What does Jason pick to eat to prevent scurvy?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Rose hips and fruit.
(c) Mountain laurel.
(d) Mushrooms.

3. What does Jason find out he needs to let Charlie do?
(a) Leave before the weather gets really bad.
(b) Talk to Jason more.
(c) Help out around the cabin.
(d) Learn how to live without a foot.

4. How does Jason end up dealing with the bear or bears?
(a) He climbs a tree.
(b) He runs away.
(c) He kills it or them.
(d) He sets it (them) on fire.

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

6. What does Jason find at two villages and a cabin?
(a) They are all empty.
(b) The villages are empty and the man in the cabin is dead.
(c) There are dead in each place.
(d) He barters for food but they do not want anything he offers.

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

8. What happens at a narrow part of the river?
(a) There is a bottleneck of boats.
(b) Jason and Charlie get caught on a snag.
(c) Fish are caught along the shore.
(d) Fifteen boats tip over.

9. How long does Jason stay at Lake Bennett?
(a) Three days.
(b) Three months.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One week.

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

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

12. How does the reunion between Jason and his brothers go?
(a) It is quiet.
(b) It is tense.
(c) They get into an argument.
(d) It is joyous.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jason tell Charlie about Charlie being there?

2. What happens to the cabin where Jason and Charlie have stayed in Chapter 24?

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

4. What does Jason think would happen to Charlie if Jason died?

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

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