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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age did Sidney start wandering and exploring the wilderness surrounding his home?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

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

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

4. When the family escaped the flood caused by the Koyukuk River's breaking ice, they traveled to their cabin at ____.
(a) Yukon River.
(b) Kateel River.
(c) Hog River.
(d) Nulato River.

5. 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) Women.
(b) Elders.
(c) Priests.
(d) Chiefs.

6. After Sidney had snared and killed the bear that raided the family's fish stores, they got a visit from his Aunt ___.
(a) Ada.
(b) Sophy.
(c) Susie.
(d) Alice.

7. Who insisted that Sidney had earned to right to a woman with his bear kill?
(a) Chief Paul.
(b) Ned Regan.
(c) Hog River Johnny.
(d) Little Sammy.

8. On a trip, Sidney and Jimmy passed the highest mountain in North America which is also known as ___.
(a) The Naked Mountain.
(b) The White Mountain.
(c) St. Peter Mountain.
(d) Mount McKinley.

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

10. Where did Sidney and Jimmy see their first train?
(a) Tanana.
(b) Nenana.
(c) Anchorage.
(d) Cutoff.

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

12. 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) Charlie.
(d) John.

13. How old was Sidney when his mom died?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Sidney helped ___ fix a boat engine while his dad was at the trapping grounds.

2. Sidney's family sent word that they had chosen a ___ year old girl as Sidney's wife, which Sidney refused.

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 ___.

4. It was ___ degrees when Sidney returned from checking his traps in sub-freezing temperatures at the Batza River.

5. Jimmy was sick on the trip to ___ with undiagnosed tuberculosis.

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