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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. Sidney and his siblings consumed canned ___ from the trading post after their mom died.
(a) Fruit.
(b) Milk.
(c) Meat.
(d) Vegetables.

2. An ___ lieutenant was killed when the Koyukon Indians finally attacked the Russian fort in retaliation for their actions when they first arrived in the Koyukon area.
(a) American.
(b) Canadian.
(c) French.
(d) English.

3. One of the family's most important possessions was a thermometer accurate to ___ degrees.
(a) -100.
(b) -98.
(c) -95.
(d) -105.

4. Sidney and his first wife divorced in ___.
(a) 1958.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1947.

5. Large pieces of broken ice from the Koyukuk River ___ in the river causing a flood.
(a) Broke up.
(b) Jammed.
(c) Melted.
(d) Floated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helped Sidney and his dad harvest the family potato garden?

2. How old was Sidney when he walked through snow to get help at the mining camp for his sick dad?

3. At one point, how many men helped lift the riverboat over shallow riffles as it traveled to Alatna?

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

5. In what year was Edwin Simon born?

(see the answer key)

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