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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. According to Chapter 12 "Snaring a Grizzly," a ___ bear raided the family's fish stores one night, so Sidney decided to catch it.
(a) Brown.
(b) Grizzly.
(c) Black.
(d) Polar.

2. In Chapter 9, "Deep Cold," Sidney's family was still at the Batza River and the subfreezing temperature was below ___, which made groundwater hazardous.
(a) -75 degrees Fahrenheit.
(b) -60 degrees Fahrenheit.
(c) -50 degrees Fahrenheit.
(d) -20 degrees Fahrenheit.

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 ___.
(a) The Vixen.
(b) Sidney's boat.
(c) The Ark.
(d) The Koyukuk.

4. The riverboat bound for Alatna with Sidney and his dad aboard was captained by ___.
(a) Charlie Swanson.
(b) Charlie Irish.
(c) Charlie Smith.
(d) Charlie Evans.

5. At the Anvik Mission Sidney learned to trust Rev. ___.
(a) Paul.
(b) Bentley.
(c) Evans.
(d) Herman.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the census taker's guide, who was sick before the trip began, die?

2. What did Sidney's dad, James S. Huntington, deliver by dog sled as part of his job when he first came to the Koyukuk?

3. Who helped Sidney mark out the measurements in the bottom of the boat he built at the Batza River?

4. How old was Sidney's brother Jimmy when their mom died?

5. Sidney brought logs down river, and he made ___ for six logs.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the relationship between Victor and Ned come to murder?

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

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

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

5. According to Chapter 8, "The Batza River Trapline," what did Sidney and his dad do one year in March in anticipation of a coming depression?

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

7. What story did Old Man Demoski tell Sidney about the Russians when they first arrived in the Koyukon area?

8. According to Chapter 8, "The Batza River Trapline," why did Sidney and his family travel upriver toward Batza River?

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

10. Why did Anna walk 400 miles home from Nome?

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