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Based on the entire passage, what is the meaning of the word “momentous” in line 18?

Read the sentence from line 12 of the passage.

People were running toward him like iron filings to a magnet.

The author uses this simile to emphasize that the people

Why does the author alternate between sharing information from the newspaper and showing Jason’s response?

Which sentence from the passage best supports the conclusion that Jason is fascinated by the story of the discovery?

A. “It was unbelievable, all this pushing and shoving.” (line 21)
B. “When there was only one left, Jason took off running with it like a dog with a prize bone.” (lines 25 and 26)
C. “That man had left home with almost nothing to his name, Jason thought, just like I did.” (lines 55 and 56)
D. “It could have been Jason Hawthorn dragging a fortune in gold off that ship.” (line 57)

Which detail would be most important to include in a summary of the passage?

As mentioned in line 16, Jason wants to shout “Seattle is where I’m from” to show that

Read the excerpt from lines 63 through 65 of the passage.

A nation unrecovered from the panic of ’93 and four years of depression now casts its

hopeful eyes upon Alaska. Today’s events, in a lightning stroke, point north from

Seattle toward that vast and ultimate frontier whose riches have only begun to be plumbed.

What do these sentences mainly suggest?

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