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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what year was Sidney Huntington born?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1923.

3. Large pieces of broken ice from the Koyukuk River ___ in the river causing a flood.
(a) Melted.
(b) Jammed.
(c) Floated.
(d) Broke up.

4. How old was Sidney's brother Jimmy when their mom died?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

5. In what year did Sidney visit Anchorage and see his first movie and first car?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1927.
(d) 1928.

6. What was the last name of the census worker that had to stay with Sidney's family at the Batza River?
(a) Evans.
(b) Smith.
(c) Swanson.
(d) Irish.

7. Homer and Sidney became good friends but this ended when Homer died in ___.
(a) 1925.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1928.

8. Anna walked more than ___ miles through the tundra back home after her step-father's murder trial.
(a) 400.
(b) 600.
(c) 800.
(d) 1,000.

9. In Alatna Kitty had a son named ___ who was Sidney's age.
(a) Gilbert.
(b) Carl.
(c) Abraham.
(d) Andrew.

10. Anticipating the depression, Sidney and his dad traveled to the town of Tanana, population ____, to sell off furs while the prices were high.
(a) 125.
(b) 600.
(c) 400.
(d) 35.

11. Sidney's mom died from eating bad ___.
(a) Whitefish.
(b) Beaver meat.
(c) Salmon.
(d) Moose meat.

12. Who helped Sidney and his dad harvest the family potato garden?
(a) Charlie Swanson.
(b) John Evans.
(c) Eklutna John.
(d) Weaselheart.

13. Sidney's family was still short $___ to buy winter supplies and equipment after everything they did to earn cash after the flood.
(a) 3,000.
(b) 500.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 2,000.

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

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

Short Answer 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?

2. 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 ___.

3. With the approaching flood caused by the Koyukuk ice, Sidney's family quickly stashed items on the cabin roof and in ___.

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

5. In Alatna while Sidney's dad was away he stayed with Kitty ___.

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