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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. How much money did Sidney's family make selling some of the salmon they caught after the flood?
(a) $250.
(b) $360.
(c) $175.
(d) $500.

2. When Sidney checked his traps during sub-freezing temperatures while at the Batza River he found a ___ in one of his traps and killed it for its fur.
(a) Fox.
(b) Lynx.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Wolverine.

3. "Siwash" is a derogatory term for what?
(a) Koyukon Eskimo.
(b) Indian Chief.
(c) Half-Breed.
(d) Athapaskan Indian.

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

5. Who told Sidney about "kallyhocuses" to scare him into not wandering away from home?
(a) Old Mama.
(b) His dad.
(c) His mom.
(d) Weaselheart.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sidney's Aunt Eliza's last name was ___.

2. Who taught Sidney and Jimmy how to make snowshoes while they were away at school near Anchorage?

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. Sidney and Jimmy traveled back home from school on a steamboat with ___.

5. After Sidney and his young siblings were reunited with their dad after Anna's death, who confessed to stealing candy and cookies from the store?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Alatna, who were Kitty and Abraham?

2. Why was Jimmy hospitalized for six months in Eklutna?

3. Who helped the riverboat headed to Alatna get over the shallow riffles as explained in Chapter 5, "Alatna?"

4. Who helped Sidney build his boat and when was the boat completed, according to Chapter 10, "My First Boat?"

5. According to Chapter 8, "The Batza River Trapline," how did Sidney and Jimmy help the family prepare for winter?

6. What did Sidney learn about his father when they spent time in Alatna?

7. How did Sidney's family escape the flood after they realized it would rise higher than they originally anticipated?

8. What happened in Chapter 3, "Three Babes," after Anna took her three youngest children hunting and fishing?

9. What happened when the Koyukuk River ice started to break up mid-May in 1928?

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

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