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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 does Charlie point out to Jason?
2. What does Jason know he will have to do about the rapids?
3. What stuns Abe and Ethan about Jason?
4. How long does Jason think it will take him to reach Dawson City after he leaves Lake Bennett?
5. What does Jason pick to eat to prevent scurvy?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Jason finally arrive in Chapter 14, how long does he stay and how many caribou are there?
2. How does Jason's decision about paddling work out and what does he near at the end of Chapter 14?
3. What is Homer's last poem at Dawson City about and what does Jamie say to Jason about possibilities in the future?
4. How does Jason see Jamie again?
5. What does Jason know he must do at the river and how does King help him?
6. How does the option in question #45 work out for Jason?
7. What does Charlie say to Jason which helps clear the air?
8. How does Jason meet Charlie?
9. How does Jason's initial attempt to see Jamie go?
10. What do Jason and Charlie do when they leave the area of the cabin?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many people were running from their problems, such as jobs they hated, marriages which were bad or escaping from relatives they did not like, by leaving for the gold fields. Many realized very quickly that no matter how far they ran their character flaws were always there.
1. Running from problems by going somewhere else is called a "geographic cure." Discuss what do you think this means.
2. Do you believe taking the geographic cure is a good idea or a bad idea? Why or why not? Could it be different depending on the circumstance?
3. Discuss two situations that might respond well to a geographic cure and two that wouldn't be helped with on. Does Jason's determination to go to the gold field seem like a geographical cure? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:
1. Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not?
2. Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as Jason's Gold help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading Jason's Gold? Why or why not.
3. Choose one specific incident in Jason's Gold to discuss and compare one of the characters' response to how you think you would respond.
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