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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Alatna and Chapter 6, Eklutna.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Sidney and Jimmy see their first train?
(a) Cutoff.
(b) Anchorage.
(c) Nenana.
(d) Tanana.

2. Since a ____ was blocking the trail to get help Sidney and his young siblings decided to take a boat on the river after Anna's death.
(a) Black Bear.
(b) Grizzly Bear.
(c) Brown Bear.
(d) Polar Bear.

3. What was the name of Sidney and Jimmy's one and half year old sister who was almost taken by a bear?
(a) Ada.
(b) Marion.
(c) Alice.
(d) Susie.

4. Before her death, the Collins' mom was to have married the ___.
(a) Uncle of the Chief.
(b) Medicine man.
(c) Chief.
(d) Elder.

5. What was the name of the Eskimo trader that Sidney's maternal grandfather befriended?
(a) Eklunta.
(b) Schilikuk.
(c) Dominic.
(d) Hog River Johnny.

Short Answer Questions

1. James came to what mining camp during the Alaskan Gold Rush?

2. Sidney's last year of formal schooling as a kid was what grade?

3. In what year did Dad call Sidney and Jimmy home from school to learn how to live off the land?

4. What did Sidney's dad, James S. Huntington, deliver by dog sled as part of his job when he first came to the Koyukuk?

5. How old was Sidney when he walked through snow to get help at the mining camp for his sick dad?

(see the answer key)

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