What can you infer from the following quote: “Thousands of people in the public square watched the weather-beaten and hardy adventurers stagger into the express office with sacks of gold, gold in blankets, in oil cans, and even in moccasins.”
Call of the Klondike Study Guide

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
The adventurers were so sick they could barely walk into the square.
The prospectors were unprepared.
The narrator is using hyperbole and exaggerating the story.
There was so much gold the prospectors didn't have containers to carry it.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What can you infer about the economy from paragraph 4
The economy was bad. People couldn't find jobs.
The economy was thriving. People had plenty of money but they still wanted gold.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What can you infer about the feelings of the people from the following passage?
Firement, doctors, lawyers, ministers-and even the mayor of Seattle-quit their jobs and joined the rush.
Everyone was desperate to find gold, even those with good jobs.
Only the unemployed went looking for gold.
Only those with bad jobs went to look for gold.
Some people went to the Klondike to find new jobs.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
How did people stake a claim?
A. Register the claim with the government within three days.
B. They put a post at each corner, one with their name and date.
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
From paragraphs 8-10, what is something that the narrator fears?
The narrator fears getting his money stolen.
The narrator fears that old timers will con the new comers out of their money.
The narrator fears no one will find gold.
The narrator fears there won't be enough jobs.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What can we infer about the narrator from the section "Game of Selling Claims?"
He has never staked a claim before.
He is an oldtimer who knows the ways of the Klondike.
He does NOT think anyone will try to steal the gold from the newcomers.
He brags about being a sourdough.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the definition of Cheecako?
Native American guide
newcomer
nickname for all prospectors
oldtimer
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