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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, On Our Own and Chapter 14, No Man's Land.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sidney's dad sent the kids to a mission how many miles from home because he could not run the store and care for them at the same time after Anna's death?
(a) 100.
(b) 400.
(c) 300.
(d) 500.

2. Sidney's last year of formal schooling as a kid was what grade?
(a) Sixth.
(b) Third.
(c) Fourth.
(d) Fifth.

3. In what year did James sell his share in the Alatna trading post?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1937.

4. In what year was Sidney 18?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1938.

5. At the Anvik Mission Sidney learned to trust Rev. ___.
(a) Paul.
(b) Bentley.
(c) Evans.
(d) Herman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sidney went to a potlatch where he heard a high language spoken by the tribal ___ and also learned about his status as a "Siwash."

2. Sidney brought logs down the river in a ___, imitating a man he saw do it.

3. In what year did Dad call Sidney and Jimmy home from school to learn how to live off the land?

4. On the riverboat to Alatna, Sidney and his dad visited whose grave?

5. Anticipating the depression, Sidney and his dad traveled to the town of Tanana, population ____, to sell off furs while the prices were high.

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