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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. Who does Jason first see when he wakes after being sick?
2. What might stand in Jason's way besides the weather?
3. How much food is each prospector required to carry?
4. To what does Jason compare himself as he walks?
5. How heavy is the outfit?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Jason feeling pressured, what are some people going to do about the pressure and how does Jason feel about doing that?
2. How does Jason get a job in Skagway?
3. On what date is Jason Hawthorn hawking papers, where is he, what is the big news and what does Jason want to have the opportunity to do?
4. Why would the problem in question #29 stand in Jason's way? What does Jason wonder about himself?
5. When Jason comes back to Skagway, what are people complaining about, who is head of law enforcement and who is working with him?
6. What kind of fantasy does Jason think about and what does he think his brothers will do about the news?
7. What does Barker talk about at dinner, what does Barker try to get Jason to do, what is Jason's reply and what is Barker's response?
8. What is in the letter Abraham left for Jason and how is Jason's situation changed by what he learns?
9. What does Jason learn at Mrs. Beal's boarding house that stuns him?
10. With whom does Jason meet up again at the beginning of Chapter 12 and what do they do when they see each other?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 1, the reader is introduced to young Jason Hawthorn. Hawthorn is a fifteen-year-old boy who has just arrived in New York after taking ten months to cross the country from Seattle. Hawthorn feels he has something to prove and is determined to make it on his own. As a result, Hawthorn is growing up fast. Hawthorn has conviction above everything else.
1. What differences do you think the fact that a fifteen year old boy left home and traveled across the United States by himself in 1897 as opposed to an fifteen year old boy doing that in the present time? Use examples from Jason's Gold and your own life to support your answer.
2. How do you think feeling like someone has something to prove can be harmful? How can it be helpful? Use examples from Jason's Gold and your own life to support your answer.
3. What is conviction? What do you think it means a that Jason Hawthorn has conviction? Use examples from Jason's Gold and your own life to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Most protagonists are a mixture of admirable traits and character flaws, and Kristina is no exception.
1. Trace and analyze situations where Jason demonstrates his fear and hopelessness. Give specific examples to illustrate your analysis.
2. Trace and analyze Jason's character flaws, and explain how they create a more complex and believable character. How do you think Jason's character flaws make some situations more difficult for him?
3. After analyzing Jason's strengths and weaknesses, decide if Jason is the "hero" of the story. Explain your reasoning.
This section contains 1,240 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) |
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