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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, The Flood and Chapter 12, Snaring a Grizzly.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who told Sidney about "kallyhocuses" to scare him into not wandering away from home?
(a) Old Mama.
(b) His dad.
(c) His mom.
(d) Weaselheart.

3. How old was Sidney when he heard the Nulato firing rifle shots to greet boats arriving for a funeral?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

4. For how many months was Jimmy hospitalized after he and Sidney arrived at the Eklutna Vocational School?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

5. "Siwash" is a derogatory term for what?
(a) Koyukon Eskimo.
(b) Athapaskan Indian.
(c) Half-Breed.
(d) Indian Chief.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose two daughters were taken by the Russians when the Russians first arrived in the Koyukon area?

2. Anna walked more than ___ miles through the tundra back home after her step-father's murder trial.

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

4. What Indian introduced a reluctant Sidney to traditionally prepared salmon which left Sidney smelling bad?

5. What did the census taker's guide die from?

(see the answer key)

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