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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. Of the salmon Sidney's family caught after the flood to replenish supplies how much did they keep to feed the dogs through the winter?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 3,000.
(d) 4,000.

2. Sidney's family salmon fished after the flood to help replenish supplies, and they caught ___ salmon.
(a) 8,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 5,000.

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

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

5. Where was the Indian from that told Sidney a story about how storyteller's dad and partner tracked and killed some strangers?
(a) Nulato.
(b) Anchorage.
(c) Kateel.
(d) Cutoff.

Short Answer Questions

1. Instead of letting Sidney enlist in 1941, the government sent him to ___ to work as a sheet metal worker.

2. The Athapaskan Indians traded everything with the white men they come in contact with except their ___ which were superior.

3. In 1934 Jimmy married ___.

4. What was the name of Weaselheart's wife who helped him kill beaver?

5. Anna walked more than ___ miles through the tundra back home after her step-father's murder trial.

(see the answer key)

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