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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What can Jason not imagine about not going on?
2. Why might Jason be stopped at customs?
3. What does Jack say about seeing Jason again?
4. Who dropped out of Jack's group?
5. What are the names of Jason's brothers?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Jason feeling pressured, what are some people going to do about the pressure and how does Jason feel about doing that?
2. How long does it take Jason to get across Bennett and what are his hopes?
3. What does Jason use his earnings for and why does he end up collapsed on the trail?
4. How does Jason get off the beach where the sailors dumped him?
5. What is in the letter Abraham left for Jason and how is Jason's situation changed by what he learns?
6. How does Jason get a job in Skagway?
7. Who are Homer and Jamie Dunavant and what is their story?
8. When Jason comes back to Skagway, what are people complaining about, who is head of law enforcement and who is working with him?
9. How does Jason get his dog, King, and what happens to the previous owner?
10. What kind of fantasy does Jason think about and what does he think his brothers will do about the news?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:
1. Fully explain why you think "Jason's Gold" is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?
2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.
3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.
4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?
Essay Topic 2
Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:
1. Compare/contrast the characters of Jason and Barker. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples.
2. Compare/contrast the characters of Jack London and Charlie. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?
3. Thoroughly analyze how three of the secondary characters in Jason's Gold help drive the plot and what their contribution is to the storyline. Are any of the secondary characters unnecessary? Indispensable? Which of the secondary characters are likable? Which are either unlikable or even despicable? Be specific and give examples.
Essay Topic 3
Chapter 8 shows a great deal about Hawthorn's character. Hawthorn cannot stand to see suffering, particularly when it comes about through cruelty. The horses and other animals that are killed or are left to die hurt Hawthorn's heart to the point that he can no longer look, although averting his eyes from the tragic scene is nearly impossible.
1. What does Jason hating the suffering of animals he sees say about what values he might hold? Use examples from Jason's Gold and your own life to support your answer.
2. What do you think are the causes of people being cruel to the animals when it is not really necessary? Use examples from Jason's Gold and your own life to support your answer.
3. What do you think should be the basic rights of animals and the responsibility of humans to those animals? Use examples from Jason's Gold and your own life to support your answer.
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