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

2. After Sidney and his siblings were reunited with their father, all the family came for a memorial ___ for Anna.
(a) Burial.
(b) Potlatch.
(c) Cremation.
(d) Funeral.

3. Once Sidney's family safely arrived at their cabin, Sidney and his dad set out to replace supplies and equipment lost in the flood, leaving __ behind to pan for gold.
(a) Ned.
(b) John.
(c) Ada.
(d) Charlie.

4. How old was Sidney when his mom died?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

5. Who helped Sidney mark out the measurements in the bottom of the boat he built at the Batza River?
(a) Hog River Johnny.
(b) Charlie.
(c) James.
(d) Jimmy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 18 "Sled Dogs," Sidney described taking his __ year old son Carl trapping.

2. At one point, how many men helped lift the riverboat over shallow riffles as it traveled to Alatna?

3. Sidney and his dad traveled upriver to Alatna because James had a ___ their with a partner.

4. Sidney and his first wife divorced in ___.

5. In Chapter 9, "Deep Cold," Sidney's family was still at the Batza River and the subfreezing temperature was below ___, which made groundwater hazardous.

(see the answer key)

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