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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice 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."
(a) Chiefs.
(b) Women.
(c) Elders.
(d) Priests.

2. Jimmy and Sidney helped prepare for the winter at Batza River by catching ____ to feed the dogs through winter.
(a) Salmon.
(b) Whitefish.
(c) Trout.
(d) Lynx.

3. When the flooding water rose dangerously close to the cabin roof, the family left their diminishing refuge and escaped on the river in a canoe and ___.
(a) Sidney's boat.
(b) The Vixen.
(c) The Ark.
(d) The Koyukuk.

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

5. 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.
(a) Charlie.
(b) John.
(c) Ned.
(d) Ada.

6. With the approaching flood caused by the Koyukuk ice, Sidney's family quickly stashed items on the cabin roof and in ___.
(a) The Vixen.
(b) Neighbor's boat.
(c) Sidney's boat.
(d) Nearby elevated cave.

7. On one of the riverboat stops on the way to Alatna, at the village of Hughes, Sidney saw ___ again.
(a) His grandma.
(b) His uncle Weaselheart.
(c) Sakeroni.
(d) Ezra Collins.

8. James came to what mining camp during the Alaskan Gold Rush?
(a) Dawson's.
(b) Alatna's.
(c) Clear Creek's.
(d) Eklutna's.

9. Sidney's family salmon fished after the flood to help replenish supplies, and they caught ___ salmon.
(a) 8,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 20,000.

10. What was the name of the guide that accompanied the census taker on the census route in sub-freezing temperatures?
(a) George Butler.
(b) Ben Derrick.
(c) John Evans.
(d) Charlie Swanson.

11. Sidney and his dad traveled to Alatna by riverboat, a boat owned by ___.
(a) John Evans.
(b) Charlie Swanson.
(c) John Stickman.
(d) Ben Derrick.

12. On Anna's walk home she opened her eyes one morning and found whose son watching her?
(a) Schilikuk's.
(b) Ned's.
(c) Her's.
(d) Dominic's.

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

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

15. According to Chapter 11 "The Flood," when did the Koyukuk River ice start to break up?
(a) Mid-May 1928.
(b) March 1927.
(c) Early April 1928.
(d) Spring 1927.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Sidney and his siblings were reunited with their father, all the family came for a memorial ___ for Anna.

2. When Sidney checked his traps during sub-freezing temperatures while at the Batza River he found a ___ in one of his traps and killed it for its fur.

3. Who told Sidney about "kallyhocuses" to scare him into not wandering away from home?

4. When did the census taker's guide, who was sick before the trip began, die?

5. Sidney's mom died from eating bad ___.

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