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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sidney killed a moose for which one of his uncles, and this uncle brought his whole family to prepare the meat and the hide over several days?
(a) Weasleheart.
(b) Hog River Johnny.
(c) Chief Paul.
(d) Chief Thomas.

2. When Sidney taught his kids to hunt, which son killed a bull moose with a bow and arrow?
(a) Arnold.
(b) Gilbert.
(c) Carl.
(d) James.

3. In 1939 Sidney and Jimmy built a ___ foot boat.
(a) 28.
(b) 32.
(c) 45.
(d) 30.

4. Who is the Koyukon elder Sidney visited in the hospital who talked about letting the weak and the sick die so only the strong survived?
(a) Johnny Oldman.
(b) Vhief Paul.
(c) His dad.
(d) Old Mama.

5. Who usually won the local canoe race, according to Chapter 13 "On Our Own?"
(a) Charlie Swanson.
(b) Charlie Evans.
(c) Hog River Johnny.
(d) Joe Stickman.

6. Following survival advice, Sidney described how he built one fire to melt the snow, dry green branches and __.
(a) Bare the ground.
(b) Keep him warm.
(c) Cook food.
(d) Keep animals away.

7. Over how many years, after finding the dead moose killed by wolves, were wolves killed to re-balance the wildlife population?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

8. Sidney learned an instrument and made himself a guitar and ___.
(a) Fiddle.
(b) A violin.
(c) A tamborine.
(d) Drums.

9. How old was the girl Sidney described as getting her clothes wet and when he offered her a blanket while her clothes dried by the fire he was stopped so she could get "strong?"
(a) 6 years old.
(b) 4 years old.
(c) 8 years old.
(d) 3 years old.

10. Who told Sidney about evidence of strangers and how the storyteller's dad and another tracked and killed the strangers?
(a) Young Tobey.
(b) Weasleheart.
(c) Hog River Johnny.
(d) Sakeroni.

11. Who trained the best sled dogs, all one quarter wolf?
(a) Donald.
(b) Ezra.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Ben.

12. In 1941 Sidney tried to join the ___.
(a) Coast Guard.
(b) Air Force.
(c) Army.
(d) Navy.

13. In what year did Jimmy tow fuel for military planes?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1941.

14. When Jimmy got married in 1934, he went to live with his wife's family where?
(a) Nulato.
(b) Cutoff.
(c) Kateel.
(d) Anchorage.

15. According to details in Chapter 23 "Booze," what can lead to blindness and death?
(a) Bad fish.
(b) Bad Liquor.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Bad water.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 24 "Galena," who made fur clothes to help support their family?

2. In ___ Sidney went to work for a mining company, drilling at his dad's former claim.

3. The Athapaskan Indians traded everything with the white men they come in contact with except their ___ which were superior.

4. Who found several moose killed by wolves with most of the meat barely touched?

5. The Koyukon rituals for animal spirits included keeping the spirits happy and not letting them ___.

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