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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. It was ___ degrees when Sidney returned from checking his traps in sub-freezing temperatures at the Batza River.
(a) -78.
(b) -58.
(c) -60.
(d) -75.

2. When the flooding water rose dangerously close to the cabin roof, the family left their diminishing refuge and escaped on the river in a canoe and ___.
(a) The Koyukuk.
(b) The Ark.
(c) The Vixen.
(d) Sidney's boat.

3. Large pieces of broken ice from the Koyukuk River ___ in the river causing a flood.
(a) Floated.
(b) Jammed.
(c) Broke up.
(d) Melted.

4. Sidney and his dad traveled to Alatna by riverboat, a boat owned by ___.
(a) Ben Derrick.
(b) John Stickman.
(c) Charlie Swanson.
(d) John Evans.

5. How much did Sidney get paid for selling his boat to John Stickman?
(a) $200.
(b) $150.
(c) $75.
(d) $100.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the last name of the census worker that had to stay with Sidney's family at the Batza River?

2. Whose life saving advice about two fires helped Sidney survive overnight in the cold when he got lost while tracking and trapping a marten?

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. Once Sidney's family safely arrived at their cabin, Sidney and his dad set out to replace supplies and equipment lost in the flood, leaving __ behind to pan for gold.

5. According to Chapter 11 "The Flood," when did the Koyukuk River ice start to break up?

(see the answer key)

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