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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 does the younger man in the rail car recite?
(a) The Battle Hymn of the Republic.
(b) The Gettysburg Address.
(c) The Pledge of Allegiance.
(d) A Purple Cow.

2. To where is Jason heading when he passes back through Skagway?
(a) White Pass.
(b) Churntop Pass.
(c) Diablo Pass.
(d) Donner's Pass.

3. In what year does this book begin?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1897.
(c) 1907.
(d) 1868.

4. What have some people resigned themselves to doing?
(a) Starving to death.
(b) No finding any gold.
(c) Going home.
(d) Waiting out the winter and leaving in the spring.

5. Why is Jason unable to find a boat to take him down the river?
(a) They don't want to take such a young person.
(b) He does not have any money.
(c) There are too many people who have too many pounds.
(d) His outfit is too heavy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jason wonder when he prepares to leave again?

2. For what does a man want to hire Jason?

3. How does Jason's dog help him?

4. What are the names of Jason's brothers?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Jamie and Homer do that amazes the crowds and what does Homer say about the location?

2. How long does it take Jason to get across Bennett and what are his hopes?

3. Upon what ship is Jason stowed away on, what does he hear and what can he not know because of the noise?

4. Why is Jason having a difficult time finding a boat?

5. What does Barker talk about at dinner, what does Barker try to get Jason to do, what is Jason's reply and what is Barker's response?

6. What does Jason know about his brothers?

7. How does Jason get a canoe?

8. Why is Jason feeling pressured, what are some people going to do about the pressure and how does Jason feel about doing that?

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

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

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