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

2. How much money did Sidney's family make selling some of the salmon they caught after the flood?
(a) $500.
(b) $360.
(c) $250.
(d) $175.

3. Sidney and Jimmy traveled back home from school on a steamboat with ___.
(a) Ada.
(b) Susie.
(c) Marion.
(d) Alice.

4. What Indian introduced a reluctant Sidney to traditionally prepared salmon which left Sidney smelling bad?
(a) Sakeroni.
(b) Weaselheart.
(c) Hog River Johnny.
(d) Young Toby.

5. Chief John was Sidney's __ uncle.
(a) Youngest.
(b) Great.
(c) Eskimo.
(d) Oldest.

Short Answer Questions

1. It was ___ degrees when Sidney returned from checking his traps in sub-freezing temperatures at the Batza River.

2. Using a steel cable from helping a friend repair an ___, Sidney set a snare to catch the bear that raided the family fish stores.

3. What was the name of the Eskimo trader that Sidney's maternal grandfather befriended?

4. What Indian helped Sidney in Alatna when ever Sidney's dad had to leave?

5. Jimmy was sick on the trip to ___ with undiagnosed tuberculosis.

(see the answer key)

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