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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who taught Sidney and Jimmy how to make snowshoes while they were away at school near Anchorage?
(a) Sakeroni.
(b) Eklutna John.
(c) Hog River Johnny.
(d) Chief Paul.

2. Old Mama was married to ____.
(a) Dominic Vernetti.
(b) Ned Regan.
(c) Hog River Johnny.
(d) John Evans.

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

4. After his escape, James returned home to New York to visit whom?
(a) His mom.
(b) His father.
(c) His wife.
(d) His uncle.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month did Sidney and his dad travel to Tanana to sell furs and visit relatives?

2. An ___ lieutenant was killed when the Koyukon Indians finally attacked the Russian fort in retaliation for their actions when they first arrived in the Koyukon area.

3. Sidney's family salmon fished after the flood to help replenish supplies, and they caught ___ salmon.

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

5. Sidney brought logs down the river in a ___, imitating a man he saw do it.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Dad send the kids 500 miles away after Anna died?

2. What story did Sidney recount about a soldier to convey the hazards of groundwater in sub-freezing temperatures?

3. Who helped James escape after he was arrested?

4. When did Sidney decide to build a boat according to Chapter 10, "My First Boat," and what did he do?

5. What happened when Sidney stole a pocket knife from John Evans's store?

6. What relationship did Homer and Sidney have, and why did it end?

7. In Alatna, who were Kitty and Abraham?

8. Why did Sidney decide to catch a grizzly in Chapter 12, "Snaring a Grizzly?"

9. When did the family restrict children to the inside during deep cold and why was a thermometer valuable?

10. Why was the family left with only money from fur trading done in Tanana after the flood?

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