Jason

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• Chapter 1 On page 5 Jason says he wants to make
  history not be a mouthpiece. What does he
  mean?Does Jason believe he and his brothers are
  alike?Jason's father warned them all about "the
  bonds of wage slavery." What does he mean? Can
  you think of a few good things about being a wage
  earner?Jason says he's going to "hobo" his way
  back to Seattle, what does he mean he's going to
  do?

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• Chapter 2 Check the map - where is Jason
  now?Jason's off to see the elephant. What does
  that mean?

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• Chapter 3 According to the old-timer on page 11,
  what all will Jason need to make the trip to the
  Yukon? On page 13, how does he say Jason will
  have to get the ton of supplies over the
  mountains? What surprises Jason once he gets to
  the boarding house where his brothers are
  staying?

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• Chapter 4 This chapter opens with Jason aboard
  the steamer Yakima, but where is he why?Who
  does he meet in the ship's hold? What else is
  down there that is bothers him so much that on
  page 25 he goes to look?Why are the people on
  the ship so angry at the end of the chapter?

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• Chapter 5 Kid tells Jason that he plans to make
  money off the Gold Rush but not by digging in the
  ground. What does he mean? What does Jason tell
  him? 
• United Streaming VideoKondike Fever

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• Chapter 6 What happens to Jason in the opening
  of this chapter?Who helps him what unusual
  thing is he doing when Jason finds him?What is
  Jack's story about how he came to the gold rush
  (p. 40)?What does Jason learn about White Pass
  and Chilkoot Pass?

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Chapter 7 Check the map - where is Jason
now?Before the gold rush, who were the only ones
using this trail/pass? What happened as the ships
tried to unload all the people, horses and
supplies? On page 45 something happened that
could be described as "rubbing salt in the
wound." What was it?Which pass does Jason
choose?Why? At the end of the chapter, Jason
notices a horrible smell. What was it? Why does
the author put this scene in the book?

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• Chapter 8  Why are the horses having such a hard
  time? What is the new name for White Pass? What
  job does Jason do to earn money while he's trying
  to get over the pass?By the end of this chapter
  he has a dog, how did he get it?

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• Chapter 9 What does Jason find out about the men
  he met on the ship? What does he witness Kid
  Barker do on the street? What does he buy for
  the dog?Jason gets very sick, how? What dream
  does Jason have while he's sick?

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• Chapter 10Who saves Jason? What does Jason name
  the dog, why? Check the map Where is Jamie
  from? Where will Jason be going next?On page 72,
  Jason doubts Jamie and her father are prepared to
  go. What does Jamie tell him about her and her
  father to change his mind about their
  chances?What is a cheechakos?

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• Chapter 11On page 81 Jason is greated with a
  horrible scene. What is it? What news does Jason
  get about his brothers?Who does he watch run the
  rapids?

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• Chapter 12Who does Jason run into at the
  beginning of this chapter?How is Jack getting
  across the pass?Jason and Jack make a trade -
  what is it?
• Webpage Resource Jack London http//www.getyourwo
  rdsworth.com/WORDSWORTH-JackLondon.htmlhttp//www.
  kirjasto.sci.fi/jlondon.htm

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• Chapter 13Jason meets more people who aren't
  planning to dig or pan for gold, they have other
  plans to get gold. What are they?Try it Out
  See what it feels like to pack a heavy load up
  and down steps
• Just how many trips did Jason take up and down
  the Pass? How many miles did he cover in all and
  how long did it take him?Bad luck for some, good
  luck for Jason - how does he get a canoe? 

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• Chapter 14What lucky break does Jason get for
  food? How much food does he have to have now
  for the Mounties to let him through?What does he
  see in the sky?
• Check the online resources to see what a caribou
  looks like
• Check the online resources to see what the
  northern lights or aurora are

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• Chapter 15What does the term "Indian Summer"
  refer to?Why does Jason decide to carry his
  canoe supplies around Miles Canyon?Who does
  Jason watch go through the rapids?

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• Chapter 16Learn more about the wildlife Jason
  sees by watching this video 
• United Streaming Video Jeff Corwin Experience
  Alaska An Extreme Environment
• Find out who the Inuit and Aleuts peoples are.
  How are they different from each other?
• Online Resources Keywords Aleuts and Inuit
• Why does Jason stop to pick rose hips? What
  happens to Jason at the end of this chapter?

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• Chapter 17Jason wakes up - where? What about
  King?Who found Jason King?  
• Online ResourcesLook up "Robert Henderson" to see
  who he was. Henderson leaves Jason in the cabin -
  how do you feel about it? Jason doesn't hold a
  grudge and credits Henderson with saving his
  life- do you agree?Besides his broken bones, why
  should Jason just stay put not try to canoe
  anywhere?

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• Chapter 18What does Jason hear at the opening of
  this chapter?Who comes into the cabin? Why?What
  shameful thing do the men do?What is the "code"
  of the frontier? Are these men following it?

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• Chapter 19What does Charlie tell Jason about the
  strikes in Dawson City?What was the panic at
  Dawson City about?What crisis does Jason foresee
  for the two of them?

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• Chapter 20Jason Charlie become friends and
  over the course of the winter find out whose
  cabin they're in - who owns the cabin? What does
  Charlie tell Jason about Carmack Henderson?

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• Chapter 21Why does Jason have to leave Charlie
  behind in the cabin?Jason stumbles into a cabin
  - what does he find?

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• Chapter 22If there isn't any new gold to be
  found in Skagway, why are people still trying to
  get there?What does Jason decide to look for?

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• Chapter 23What happens in this chapter?Is this
  what black bears are like? Did Jason have any
  other choice but to do what he did?
• Watch the video about a survivor of a bear
  attack.United Streaming VideoSurvival Life at
  the Edge.

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• Chapter 24What new crisis does the spring thaw
  bring the two young men?How did Spilt-Up city
  get it name?What does Jason see when they
  finally arrive a Dawson City?

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• Chapter 25What is the story Jason's brothers
  tell him?Dawson City isn't as lawless as
  Skagway, why?Who does Jason finally see at the
  theatre (two people)?

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• Chapter 26What does he find out about
  Jamie?What are your predictions about the
  couple?

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• Chapter 27Did Jason see the elephant?Was it
  worth everything he went through?Read the
  "Author's Notes" at the end of the book.