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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19, Beaver and Chapter 20, Snarling Grizzly Bears.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The riverboat bound for Alatna with Sidney and his dad aboard was captained by ___.
(a) Charlie Irish.
(b) Charlie Swanson.
(c) Charlie Smith.
(d) Charlie Evans.

2. Children were not allowed outside when the temperature was below ___ degrees.
(a) -50.
(b) -20.
(c) -58.
(d) -60.

3. At one point, how many men helped lift the riverboat over shallow riffles as it traveled to Alatna?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 25.
(d) 15.

4. How old was Sidney when he heard the Nulato firing rifle shots to greet boats arriving for a funeral?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

5. What did the census taker's guide die from?
(a) Starvation.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Animal attack.
(d) Bad fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 18 "Sled Dogs," Sidney described taking his __ year old son Carl trapping.

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

3. On the way to ___ Sidney and his pregnant wife had a sledding accident and she was flown to the hospital.

4. Sidney went to a potlatch where he heard a high language spoken by the tribal ___ and also learned about his status as a "Siwash."

5. One of the family's most important possessions was a thermometer accurate to ___ degrees.

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