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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had Jack suggested to Jason about moving the outfit?
(a) Find a partner.
(b) Let the dog carry most of it.
(c) Do it in relays.
(d) Hire a pack mule.

2. What kind of a job does Jason get?
(a) Horse handler.
(b) Wagon driver.
(c) Trail guide.
(d) Cook.

3. How does Jason feel about Jack's offer?
(a) Jason is curious.
(b) He is distrusting.
(c) He is indifferent.
(d) Jason is shocked.

4. What does Jack say is a fair trade for the outfit?
(a) Two bits of silver.
(b) Jason's help with the horses.
(c) Some of Jason's stories.
(d) Jason's dog.

5. What does Jason's brother say will be the split if they find gold?
(a) He does not mention a split.
(b) Fifty-forty-ten.
(c) Forty-forty-20.
(d) It will be split three ways.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon what ship does Jason stow away?

2. What will Jason have to do if he takes the outfit?

3. How does Jason finally get the means to continue his journey?

4. Who does Jason spot in Skagway working for the head of law enforcement?

5. What does Jack say about seeing Jason again?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jason see when he arrives in Skagway and what is the cost of living?

2. What does Jason use his earnings for and why does he end up collapsed on the trail?

3. How does Jason get his dog, King, and what happens to the previous owner?

4. What kind of fantasy does Jason think about and what does he think his brothers will do about the news?

5. How does Jason get off the beach where the sailors dumped him?

6. Who are Homer and Jamie Dunavant and what is their story?

7. Where does Jason go in Chapter 13, what does he get and what does he do with it?

8. What does Jason think could stand in his way besides the weather?

9. What does the old man on the train talk about that does not interest Jason much and what does he learn from the old man?

10. How does Jason get a canoe?

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