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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. What Indian helped Sidney in Alatna when ever Sidney's dad had to leave?
(a) Sakeroni.
(b) Chief Paul.
(c) Chief John.
(d) Edwin Simon.

2. As Sidney and his family traveled toward Batza River, they stayed overnight with Sidney's Aunt Eliza and she made them mittens and ___.
(a) Coats.
(b) Mocassins.
(c) Hats.
(d) Scarves.

3. Sidney went to a potlatch where he heard a high language spoken by the tribal ___ and also learned about his status as a "Siwash."
(a) Elders.
(b) Women.
(c) Priests.
(d) Chiefs.

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

5. In what month did Sidney and his dad travel to Tanana to sell furs and visit relatives?
(a) April.
(b) May.
(c) June.
(d) March.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the Fourth of July who surprisingly won the local canoe race?

2. In what year did Sidney and Charlie, his dad's partner, go upstream looking for better trapping prospects and find moose tracks?

3. Whose two daughters were taken by the Russians when the Russians first arrived in the Koyukon area?

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

5. For how many months was Jimmy hospitalized after he and Sidney arrived at the Eklutna Vocational School?

(see the answer key)

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