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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Jason's brothers live?
(a) With their parents.
(b) At the Downtown Apartment House.
(c) In Mrs. Beal's boarding house.
(d) With their wives.

2. In what year does this book begin?
(a) 1897.
(b) 1868.
(c) 1907.
(d) 1901.

3. Where does everyone say the place to be is at the beginning of the book?
(a) Dawson City.
(b) Skagway.
(c) Portland.
(d) New York.

4. What does Frank Barker want Jason to do?
(a) Join him in stealing from people.
(b) Go even on supplies for gold mining.
(c) Run a store for him in Skagway.
(d) Become a deputy sheriff.

5. What did Jason promise when he left his hometown?
(a) He would never return.
(b) He would stay away at least a year.
(c) He will be bringing a wife when he returns.
(d) He would not return until he is rich.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is head of law enforcement in Skagway?

2. What does Jason think of the crowds of people?

3. What does Jason see in the river after he parts ways with his employers?

4. What kind of a job does Jason get?

5. Why does the scene along the trail shock Jason?

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