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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 are some of the people on the river called?
(a) Yukonites.
(b) Gold Fools.
(c) Klondikers.
(d) Green Fools.

2. Why does Jason decide to hunt bear?
(a) Henderson told him about one that lives in the area.
(b) Rhodes told him about one that lives in the area.
(c) Goodbody told him about one that lives in the area.
(d) Heitermeister told him about one that lives in the area.

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

4. What does Jason lose as the bear comes out of the den?
(a) His gloves.
(b) His knife.
(c) His gun.
(d) His hat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jason talk to a his brothers' business?

2. What does Jason find out he needs to let Charlie do?

3. Where does Jason see his first bull moose?

4. What does Jason try to figure out when he finds a bear's den?

5. Who is one of the few persons adventuresome enough to try the rapids?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jason finally get to see Jamie and what does she tell him?

2. What does Jason worry about at the lake and what does he decide he has to have?

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

4. How does Jason see Jamie again?

5. Where does Jason wake up after his accident?

6. Where does Jason finally arrive in Chapter 14, how long does he stay and how many caribou are there?

7. How do the boys pass the time and what is learned about Henderson's story?

8. What does Charlie say to Jason which helps clear the air?

9. What does Jason notice about the world around him as he is paddling, what does he see for the first time and what does he decide to do?

10. How does the option in question #45 work out for Jason?

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