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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The “dark hair-line” of trail visible in Part I is said to be the main trail that leads north 70 miles to what location?
(a) Fairbanks
(b) Moosejaw
(c) Dawson
(d) Anchorage

2. How wide is the Yukon, according to the narrator in Part I?
(a) 350 yards
(b) 500 feet
(c) 1 mile
(d) 1000 yards

3. According to the narrator in Part I, “It was a clear day, and yet there seemed an intangible” what “over the face of things”?
(a) Pall
(b) Destiny
(c) Cheerfulness
(d) Brightness

4. What is contained in the biscuits that the protagonist carries with him for lunch?
(a) Blueberries
(b) Salmon
(c) Bacon
(d) Salmonberries

5. On top of the ice of the Yukon is how many feet of snow, according to the narrator in Part I?
(a) 8
(b) 3
(c) 6
(d) 2

Short Answer Questions

1. The Yukon lay hidden under how many feet of ice, according to the narrator in Part I?

2. St. Michael is described as being located by what body of water in Part I?

3. When did the Klondike Gold Rush begin?

4. The protagonist turns aside from what main trail to climb the high earth-bank to a “dim and little-traveled trail” in Part I?

5. When the protagonist reaches the top of the steep bank on the little-traveled trail in Part I, he stops to catch his breath and excuses the action by doing what?

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