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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. The extremely low temperatures at the Batza River, as described in chapter 9, "Deep Cold" went on for how many weeks?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

2. Anticipating the depression, Sidney and his dad traveled to the town of Tanana, population ____, to sell off furs while the prices were high.
(a) 400.
(b) 35.
(c) 125.
(d) 600.

3. How old was Sidney's brother Jimmy when their mom died?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

4. When did Anna marry Victor Bifelt?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1898.
(d) 1915.

5. Sidney and his siblings consumed canned ___ from the trading post after their mom died.
(a) Meat.
(b) Vegetables.
(c) Milk.
(d) Fruit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told Sidney about "kallyhocuses" to scare him into not wandering away from home?

2. At what age did Sidney start wandering and exploring the wilderness surrounding his home?

3. Anna walked more than ___ miles through the tundra back home after her step-father's murder trial.

4. Sidney and his young siblings set out to get help from ____ after Anna's death.

5. How much did Sidney get paid for selling his boat to John Stickman?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Sidney's family protect their belongings from a flood described in Chapter 11, "The Flood?"

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

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

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

7. Who helped James escape after he was arrested?

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

9. What are "kallyhocuses" and why was Sidney told about them as a child?

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

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