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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, The Old Koyukon Ways and Chapter 16, Siwash.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who usually won the local canoe race, according to Chapter 13 "On Our Own?"
(a) Joe Stickman.
(b) Charlie Evans.
(c) Charlie Swanson.
(d) Hog River Johnny.

2. According to Chapter 11 "The Flood," when did the Koyukuk River ice start to break up?
(a) March 1927.
(b) Early April 1928.
(c) Mid-May 1928.
(d) Spring 1927.

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

4. Using a steel cable from helping a friend repair an ___, Sidney set a snare to catch the bear that raided the family fish stores.
(a) Car.
(b) Trapline.
(c) Airplane.
(d) Boat engine.

5. Anna traveled to ___ for her step-father's murder trial.
(a) Cutoff.
(b) Nulato.
(c) Tanana.
(d) Nome.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told Sidney about "kallyhocuses" to scare him into not wandering away from home?

2. Large pieces of broken ice from the Koyukuk River ___ in the river causing a flood.

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."

4. The Athapaskan Indians traded everything with the white men they come in contact with except their ___ which were superior.

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

(see the answer key)

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