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

2. What does Jason decide about when to pull over and rest?
(a) He stops at midnight.
(b) He decides to paddle through the night.
(c) He stops at dinner time.
(d) He stops at dusk.

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

4. What does Charlie finally realize about being there?
(a) Charlie's uncle paid Jason a lot of gold to care for him.
(b) Jason wanted him for company.
(c) He was thrust upon Jason.
(d) Jason took him because Jason wants to become a doctor.

5. What does Jason try to hide from Charlie?
(a) Jason is planning to leave soon.
(b) The food supply is growing low.
(c) Charlie's father is coming to get him.
(d) Charlie's leg is infected.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sign does Charlie point out to Jason?

2. What are some of the people on the river called?

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

4. How does Jason's dog respond when he asks him to help?

5. What does Jason lose as the bear comes out of the den?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jason's initial attempt to see Jamie go?

2. 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?

3. What happens on the river because of the number of people on it and who are on it besides Klondikers?

4. What arrives with May and what happens to the cabin where Jason and Charlie have been staying?

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

6. What do Jason and Charlie do after he meets up with his brothers?

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

8. How does Jason find the bear?

9. What do Jason and Charlie do in spite of their dire situation and what does Jason then decide to do about their situation?

10. What does Jason decide is their only option for survival?

(see the answer keys)

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