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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Ada.
(b) Ned.
(c) John.
(d) Charlie.

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

3. Sidney and his young siblings hid where when they heard an approaching steamboat near their home, after Anna died?
(a) In the store cellar.
(b) In the nearby woods.
(c) In the bottom of the boat.
(d) On the cabin roof.

4. Sidney and Jimmy traveled back home from school on a steamboat with ___.
(a) Susie.
(b) Ada.
(c) Marion.
(d) Alice.

5. At one point, how many men helped lift the riverboat over shallow riffles as it traveled to Alatna?
(a) 25.
(b) 15.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

6. When did Anna marry Victor Bifelt?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1898.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1900.

7. To whom was Aunt Sophy married?
(a) Weaselheart.
(b) Ned Regan.
(c) Little Sammy.
(d) Hog River Johnny.

8. What did Sidney's dad, James S. Huntington, deliver by dog sled as part of his job when he first came to the Koyukuk?
(a) Snares.
(b) Money.
(c) Rope.
(d) Mail.

9. Whose two daughters were taken by the Russians when the Russians first arrived in the Koyukon area?
(a) Chief Thomas.
(b) Chief John.
(c) Chief Lolee-ann.
(d) Chief Paul.

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

11. Of the salmon Sidney's family caught after the flood to replenish supplies how much did they keep to feed the dogs through the winter?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 4,000.
(c) 3,000.
(d) 1,000.

12. Children were not allowed outside when the temperature was below ___ degrees.
(a) -20.
(b) -58.
(c) -60.
(d) -50.

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

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

15. How many years did Sidney stay at the Anvik Mission, learning the importance of helping others?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Sidney returned from trapping in sub-freezing temperatures at the Batza River he had a bit of frostbite on his cheeks and his ___.

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

4. On Anna's walk home she opened her eyes one morning and found whose son watching her?

5. In Chapter 9, "Deep Cold," Sidney's family was still at the Batza River and the subfreezing temperature was below ___, which made groundwater hazardous.

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