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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Deep Cold and Chapter 10, My First Boat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Sidney and his family traveled toward Batza River, they stayed overnight with Sidney's Aunt Eliza and she made them mittens and ___.
(a) Mocassins.
(b) Scarves.
(c) Hats.
(d) Coats.

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

3. Sidney's last year of formal schooling as a kid was what grade?
(a) Fourth.
(b) Third.
(c) Fifth.
(d) Sixth.

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

5. What tool was Dad reluctant to let Jimmy use while helping to build Sidney's boat?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A whipsaw.
(c) An axe.
(d) A drill.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Sidney when his mom died?

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

3. One of the family's most important possessions was a thermometer accurate to ___ degrees.

4. Sidney's mom died from eating bad ___.

5. After his escape, James returned home to New York to visit whom?

(see the answer key)

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