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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will Jason have to do if he takes the outfit?
(a) Make a hand cart.
(b) Brave the Chilkoot many more times.
(c) Get a dog sled.
(d) Get a wagon.

2. What does the younger man in the rail car like?
(a) Chewiing gum.
(b) Pretty postcards.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Apple cider.

3. What is the name of Homer's boat?
(a) Jamie's Delight.
(b) Homer's Odyssey.
(c) Klondike Cutter.
(d) Yukon Belle.

4. How much does Jason decide to borrow from his brothers?
(a) $100.
(b) $150.
(c) $250.
(d) Nothing.

5. What might stand in Jason's way besides the weather?
(a) Not knowing what real gold looks like.
(b) Grizzlies.
(c) Being so young.
(d) The Canadian Mounties.

6. How long does it take Jason to get home from New York?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) A month.
(c) Seven days.
(d) Eight days.

7. Why is Jason unable to find a boat to take him down the river?
(a) There are too many people who have too many pounds.
(b) He does not have any money.
(c) His outfit is too heavy.
(d) They don't want to take such a young person.

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

9. What is waiting for Jason at his brothers' home?
(a) A train ticket to Alaska.
(b) His inheritance.
(c) A letter from his brother.
(d) The key to their parents' house.

10. For what does a man want to hire Jason?
(a) To help carry his canoe.
(b) To hunt with him to add more food to his boat.
(c) To handle his horses.
(d) To rescue him if his canoe turns over.

11. Why might Jason be stopped at customs?
(a) If his outfit is underweight.
(b) His brothers told customs to stop him.
(c) He is too young.
(d) He has a dog with him.

12. What kind of a job does Jason get?
(a) Cook.
(b) Wagon driver.
(c) Horse handler.
(d) Trail guide.

13. Who is head of law enforcement in Skagway?
(a) Captain Smith.
(b) Frank Barker.
(c) Joseph Blackman.
(d) Peter Forthsom.

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

15. Who saves Jason after he passes out on the trail?
(a) Frank Barker.
(b) Lucy Gant.
(c) Jack London.
(d) Homer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jason's brother say will be the split if they find gold?

2. To where is Jason heading when he passes back through Skagway?

3. In what year does this book begin?

4. What does Jason wonder when he arrives at Lake Bennett?

5. What does Jason notice about many of the people packing up to leave?

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