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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23, Booze, Chapter 24, Galena and Chapter 25, Reflection.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Indian introduced a reluctant Sidney to traditionally prepared salmon which left Sidney smelling bad?
(a) Hog River Johnny.
(b) Weaselheart.
(c) Sakeroni.
(d) Young Toby.

2. How old were the "fresh" vegetables that were cargo on the steamboat that Sidney and Jimmy rode home from Eklutna?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One month.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) A few days.

3. How many pounds did the moose weigh that Sidney shot while he and his family were on their boat?
(a) 800.
(b) 900.
(c) 1,00.
(d) 1,200.

4. After his wife died in 1941, Jimmy married ____.
(a) Jenny.
(b) Marion.
(c) Flora.
(d) Celia.

5. In Chapter 18 "Sled Dogs," Sidney described taking his __ year old son Carl trapping.
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once Sidney's family safely arrived at their cabin, Sidney and his dad set out to replace supplies and equipment lost in the flood, leaving __ behind to pan for gold.

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

3. Sidney brought logs down river, and he made ___ for six logs.

4. Which one of Sidney's sisters is mentioned in Chapter 23 "Booze" as dying from tuberculosis?

5. What was the name of the guide that accompanied the census taker on the census route in sub-freezing temperatures?

(see the answer key)

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