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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. Why might Jason be stopped at customs?

2. Upon what ship does Jason stow away?

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

4. By Chapter 11, how many more places does Jason have to go to meet up with his brothers?

5. Where do Jason's brothers work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jason find out when he arrives in Bennett and what does he wonder about as far as what to do?

2. What does Jason encounter on his way towards Chilkoot and what does he wish about the crowds?

3. What is in the letter Abraham left for Jason and how is Jason's situation changed by what he learns?

4. What does Jason see when he arrives in Skagway and what is the cost of living?

5. What does Jason think could stand in his way besides the weather?

6. How does Jason get his dog, King, and what happens to the previous owner?

7. What does Jason know about his brothers?

8. What does the person in question #21 tell Jason and what does he offer Jason? How does Jason feel about the offer?

9. How does Jason keep himself going and what do some people he meets want to know about his dog?

10. What does one have to take to get to Canada and how does Jason manage it?

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

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 3

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss "Jason's Gold" based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if "Jason's Gold" is a successful novel. Explain your rationale with specific examples.

3. Do you think the fact that "Jason's Gold" is primarily for entertainment changes the criteria upon which its success should be judged? Explain.

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