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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19, Beaver and Chapter 20, Snarling Grizzly Bears.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the Fourth of July who surprisingly won the local canoe race?
(a) Sidney.
(b) Ezra.
(c) Homer.
(d) Jimmy.

2. After their dad retired from trapping, at what ages did Jimmy and Sidney go trapping on their own?
(a) 16 and 17.
(b) 14 and 16.
(c) 13 and 16.
(d) 15 and 16.

3. Sidney went to a potlatch where he heard a high language spoken by the tribal ___ and also learned about his status as a "Siwash."
(a) Elders.
(b) Priests.
(c) Women.
(d) Chiefs.

4. How did Weaselheart kill passive beavers with his wife's help?
(a) By club.
(b) Rifle shots.
(c) Bow and Arrow.
(d) Drowning.

5. Of the salmon Sidney's family caught after the flood to replenish supplies how much did they keep to feed the dogs through the winter?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 4,000.
(d) 2,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. The extremely low temperatures at the Batza River, as described in chapter 9, "Deep Cold" went on for how many weeks?

2. According to Chapter 11 "The Flood," when did the Koyukuk River ice start to break up?

3. In what year did James sell his share in the Alatna trading post?

4. Old Mama was married to ____.

5. What was the name of Weaselheart's wife who helped him kill beaver?

(see the answer key)

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