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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. Jimmy and Sidney helped prepare for the winter at Batza River by catching ____ to feed the dogs through winter.
(a) Salmon.
(b) Lynx.
(c) Whitefish.
(d) Trout.

2. Sidney and his young siblings set out to get help from ____ after Anna's death.
(a) Charlie Swanson.
(b) Dominic Vernetti.
(c) Eklutna John.
(d) John Evans.

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?
(a) Snares.
(b) Rope.
(c) Money.
(d) Mail.

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

5. Jimmy was sick on the trip to ___ with undiagnosed tuberculosis.
(a) Bear Creek.
(b) Eklutna.
(c) Alatna.
(d) Clear Creek.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Old Mama was married to ____.

3. Homer and Sidney became good friends but this ended when Homer died in ___.

4. Who told Sidney about "kallyhocuses" to scare him into not wandering away from home?

5. Anticipating the depression, Sidney and his dad traveled to the town of Tanana, population ____, to sell off furs while the prices were high.

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