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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. On one of the riverboat stops on the way to Alatna, at the village of Hughes, Sidney saw ___ again.
(a) His grandma.
(b) Ezra Collins.
(c) Sakeroni.
(d) His uncle Weaselheart.

2. In what year did Sidney's dad quit trapping and get a job as a jail guard?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1935.

3. In what month did Sidney and his dad travel to Tanana to sell furs and visit relatives?
(a) March.
(b) May.
(c) June.
(d) April.

4. In what year did Sidney visit Anchorage and see his first movie and first car?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1928.
(d) 1922.

5. After their dad retired from trapping, at what ages did Jimmy and Sidney go trapping on their own?
(a) 13 and 16.
(b) 15 and 16.
(c) 16 and 17.
(d) 14 and 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Sidney fight a boy for calling him a half breed dirty coward?

2. Anna and Victor had two children named Fred and _____ as mentioned in the first chapter of the book.

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

4. What did the court give Anna for her very long walk home?

5. Sidney was 18, and after exploring the former ___ he decided to hunt there.

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