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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. In 1939 Sidney and Jimmy built a ___ foot boat.
(a) 28.
(b) 45.
(c) 30.
(d) 32.

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

3. When the family escaped the flood caused by the Koyukuk River's breaking ice, they traveled to their cabin at ____.
(a) Yukon River.
(b) Nulato River.
(c) Hog River.
(d) Kateel River.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Sidney's dad sent the kids to a mission how many miles from home because he could not run the store and care for them at the same time after Anna's death?

2. Charlie amazed Sidney by felling a moose from __ yards away.

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. In what year did the mining company bring in a gold mining dredge and Sidney worked as foreman?

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

(see the answer key)

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