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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, Koyokuk Gold and Chapter 18, Sled Dogs.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jimmy was sick on the trip to ___ with undiagnosed tuberculosis.
(a) Clear Creek.
(b) Bear Creek.
(c) Alatna.
(d) Eklutna.

2. For how many months was Jimmy hospitalized after he and Sidney arrived at the Eklutna Vocational School?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

4. In Alatna while Sidney's dad was away he stayed with Kitty ___.
(a) Oldman.
(b) Regan.
(c) Vernetti.
(d) Evans.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Using a steel cable from helping a friend repair an ___, Sidney set a snare to catch the bear that raided the family fish stores.

2. What boat did John Stickman salvage off the ice after the flood and return to Sidney and his family?

3. When Jimmy got married in 1934, he went to live with his wife's family where?

4. Sidney's family sent word that they had chosen a ___ year old girl as Sidney's wife, which Sidney refused.

5. Sidney's family was still short $___ to buy winter supplies and equipment after everything they did to earn cash after the flood.

(see the answer key)

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