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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Deep Cold and Chapter 10, My First Boat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the census taker's guide die from?
(a) Animal attack.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Bad fish.
(d) Starvation.

2. Sidney and his dad traveled upriver to Alatna because James had a ___ their with a partner.
(a) Trading post.
(b) Fur trapping trade.
(c) Fishing boat.
(d) Mail delivery line.

3. Since a ____ was blocking the trail to get help Sidney and his young siblings decided to take a boat on the river after Anna's death.
(a) Grizzly Bear.
(b) Brown Bear.
(c) Polar Bear.
(d) Black Bear.

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

5. Who helped Sidney mark out the measurements in the bottom of the boat he built at the Batza River?
(a) Hog River Johnny.
(b) Charlie.
(c) James.
(d) Jimmy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Two Indians helped James escape after he was arrested, Monkey John and ____.

2. Who taught Sidney and Jimmy how to make snowshoes while they were away at school near Anchorage?

3. In what year was Sidney Huntington born?

4. What was the name of the Russian commandant who upon arrival in the Koyukon area took the Koyukon Indian Chief's two daughters?

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

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