Golden Opportunities

The reader can conclude that Belinda Mulroney's first restaurant

• was the only restaurant in town
• also sold clothes and mining supplies
• was a successful business investment
• offered miners good food at low prices

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which phrase from paragraph 6 helps the reader understand the meaning of the word grueling in paragraph 7?

• other noteworthy businesses involved
• prospectors were not allowed
• burdened with more than 1,000 pounds of provisions
• transporting goods along the trails

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The author wrote this selection most likely to

• explain different ways people profited from the gold rush
• describe the prospectors' journey to the goldfields in detail
• highlight how the search for gold gave people hope for the future
• relate the history of how the gold rush began

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which sentence supports the idea that goods were in demand during the Klondike gold rush?

• They charged per mile and by weight when they helped carry supplies.
• When she reached Dawson---the closest town to the goldfields---she sold these items for seven times the amount she purchased them for.  
• The men made their fortune collecting tolls from travelers.  
• It publicized Seattle as the "Gateway to the Golden Fields," hoping to bring the prospectors' business to Seattle.  

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

The map is included in the selection most likely to

• explain why gold was found in the Yukon Territory of Canada
• illustrate why Seattle became an important port during the Yukon gold rush
• emphasize how dangerous the trails to the Yukon were
• demonstrate how much gold was found by prospectors

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5