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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. In Alatna while Sidney's dad was away he stayed with Kitty ___.
(a) Vernetti.
(b) Regan.
(c) Oldman.
(d) Evans.

2. How many years did Sidney stay at the Anvik Mission, learning the importance of helping others?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

3. In what year did Dad call Sidney and Jimmy home from school to learn how to live off the land?
(a) 1924.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1928.
(d) 1932.

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

5. Anna traveled to ___ for her step-father's murder trial.
(a) Cutoff.
(b) Nome.
(c) Nulato.
(d) Tanana.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Sidney's Dad accompany that lost both legs to frostbite because of walking through less than an inch of sub-freezing water?

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

3. What did the court give Anna for her very long walk home?

4. When Sidney returned from trapping in sub-freezing temperatures at the Batza River he had a bit of frostbite on his cheeks and his ___.

5. Sidney's mom died from eating bad ___.

Short Essay Questions

1. In Alatna, who were Kitty and Abraham?

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

3. What did Sidney describe about a census taker and his guide?

4. While in Alatna what did Sidney study at school?

5. Why did Sidney fight so much when he first arrived at the Eklutna Vocational School?

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

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

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

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

10. How did the steamboat passengers help reunite Sidney and his siblings with their dad after Anna died?

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