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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. Who taught Sidney and Jimmy how to make snowshoes while they were away at school near Anchorage?
(a) Sakeroni.
(b) Eklutna John.
(c) Hog River Johnny.
(d) Chief Paul.

2. The Koyukon rituals for animal spirits included keeping the spirits happy and not letting them ___.
(a) Get hurt.
(b) Die.
(c) Run free.
(d) Become angry.

3. How much money did Sidney's family make selling some of the salmon they caught after the flood?
(a) $500.
(b) $175.
(c) $250.
(d) $360.

4. On the Fourth of July who surprisingly won the local canoe race?
(a) Homer.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Sidney.
(d) Ezra.

5. Anticipating the depression, Sidney and his dad traveled to the town of Tanana, population ____, to sell off furs while the prices were high.
(a) 400.
(b) 600.
(c) 125.
(d) 35.

Short Answer Questions

1. James was arrested for illegally selling ___ for the Indians.

2. Following survival advice, Sidney described how he built one fire to melt the snow, dry green branches and __.

3. In ___ Sidney went to work for a mining company, drilling at his dad's former claim.

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

5. What did Jimmy and Sidney name the 30 foot boat that they built together as described in Chapter 13 "On Our Own?"

(see the answer key)

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