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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what does Jason struggle after he shoots a caribou?
(a) How to butcher it.
(b) How to preserve it.
(c) Getting it to shore.
(d) Feeling bad about killing an animal.

2. From where is Charlie originally?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Denver.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) New York.

3. Where are people who are lost stranded?
(a) Vaious mountain passes.
(b) Mostly in small fishing villages.
(c) In the woods below the mountains.
(d) By the shores of the river.

4. What is Dawson City nicknamed?
(a) Fool's Paradise.
(b) The End of the Road.
(c) The Main Event.
(d) The Golden City.

5. What sign does Charlie point out to Jason?
(a) Title and Deeds Office.
(b) Hawthorn Brothers Sawmill.
(c) Hawthorn Merchant Store.
(d) Lost and Found.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jason decide to hunt bear?

2. What happens at a narrow part of the river?

3. What job does Charlie take with Jason's brothers?

4. Why is Jack looking poorly?

5. How long does Jason stay at Lake Bennett?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are others doing with the caribou and what does Jason do?

2. How do the boys pass the time and what is learned about Henderson's story?

3. What lies ahead on the river, who manages to pass it and how does the crowd feel about him?

4. How does Jason find the bear?

5. What does Jason worry about at the lake and what does he decide he has to have?

6. What mistake does Jason make with a bull moose and what is the result?

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

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

9. How does Jason finally get to see Jamie and what does she tell him?

10. What does Jason notice about the world around him as he is paddling, what does he see for the first time and what does he decide to do?

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