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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. What was the name of the guide that accompanied the census taker on the census route in sub-freezing temperatures?
(a) Ben Derrick.
(b) John Evans.
(c) Charlie Swanson.
(d) George Butler.

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

3. According to Chapter 12 "Snaring a Grizzly," a ___ bear raided the family's fish stores one night, so Sidney decided to catch it.
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Grizzly.
(d) Polar.

4. According to Sidney, when did Edwin Simon experience and use things like motorboats, oil, gas and buying food at trading posts?
(a) 1960-1979.
(b) 1930-1960.
(c) 1915-1940.
(d) 1900-1925.

5. When did the census taker's guide, who was sick before the trip began, die?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Sidney start wandering and exploring the wilderness surrounding his home?

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

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

4. When did Edwin Simon live in permanent housing with electricity, running water, and appliances?

5. Children were not allowed outside when the temperature was below ___ degrees.

(see the answer key)

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