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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. How is Jason feeling towards Charlie by Chapter 20?

2. Why do Abe and Ethan come out of their office?

3. How long does Jason think it will take him to reach Dawson City after he leaves Lake Bennett?

4. Why doesn't Jason take the entire caribou?

5. What does Jason pick to eat to prevent scurvy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jason meet Charlie?

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

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

4. What mars Jason meeting up with Jack again?

5. What is Homer's last poem at Dawson City about and what does Jamie say to Jason about possibilities in the future?

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

7. How does Jason find his brothers and what kind of prank does he decide to play?

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

9. Why is Jason frustrated with Charlie?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Something in Hawthorn breaks when he sees the man drowning his dogs. Hawthorn feels that by standing by silent he is in some way responsible for the dogs' deaths. It is clear to Hawthorn that something has happened to the man, that Klondicitis has caused him to lose his senses just like many others. Hawthorn begins to wonder if he has lost his mind.

1. Do you think Jason is correct that he is responsible for the dogs' deaths if he does nothing to stop them? Use examples from Jason's Gold and your own life to support your answer.

2. Do you think a student who sees something wrong being done by other students is as guilty as the student doing the act? Why or why not? Use examples from Jason's Gold and your own life to support your answer.

3. There are studies that show that many people who hear or see an act of violence taking place ignore it, to the extent of not even calling 911 on a cell phone. What do you think are the reasons people ignore violence? Use examples from Jason's Gold and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of change. Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with change? Why? What are some symbols of change? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid?

2. Trace and analyze the theme of perseverance. Which characters seem to have a great deal of perseverance and which do not? Why? Which characters seem really determined and courageous? Why?

3. Trace and analyze the theme of death. How did the death of Jason's father affect him? What about his dog, King? How was his reaction to both deaths similar and different?

4. Discuss why Abraham and Ethan leaving Seattle without Jason was a type of death for the Hawthorn family. Use examples from the book to illustrate your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

There are a number of interesting questions raised by this book. Questions that most likely Hobbs wanted the readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:

1. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the author's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Hobbs' probable agenda concerning that idea.

2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?

3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?

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