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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Nulako and Chapter 8, The Batza River Trapline.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old were the "fresh" vegetables that were cargo on the steamboat that Sidney and Jimmy rode home from Eklutna?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) A few days.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) One month.

2. In Alatna while Sidney's dad was away he stayed with Kitty ___.
(a) Oldman.
(b) Evans.
(c) Regan.
(d) Vernetti.

3. 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) Grizzly Bear.
(b) Black Bear.
(c) Polar Bear.
(d) Brown Bear.

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

5. How old was Sidney when he walked through snow to get help at the mining camp for his sick dad?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helped Sidney and his dad harvest the family potato garden?

2. Sidney's Aunt Eliza's last name was ___.

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

4. Sidney went to a potlatch where he heard a high language spoken by the tribal ___ and also learned about his status as a "Siwash."

5. As Sidney and his family traveled toward Batza River, they stayed overnight with Sidney's Aunt Eliza and she made them mittens and ___.

(see the answer key)

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