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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. Sidney's dad sent the kids to a mission how many miles from home because he could not run the store and care for them at the same time after Anna's death?
(a) 300.
(b) 500.
(c) 100.
(d) 400.

2. On a trip, Sidney and Jimmy passed the highest mountain in North America which is also known as ___.
(a) St. Peter Mountain.
(b) The Naked Mountain.
(c) Mount McKinley.
(d) The White Mountain.

3. Two Indians helped James escape after he was arrested, Monkey John and ____.
(a) Chief Lolee-ann.
(b) Chief Paul.
(c) Chief John.
(d) Chief Thomas.

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

5. 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) 125.
(c) 600.
(d) 35.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chief John was Sidney's __ uncle.

2. James came to what mining camp during the Alaskan Gold Rush?

3. How old were the "fresh" vegetables that were cargo on the steamboat that Sidney and Jimmy rode home from Eklutna?

4. 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?

5. What was the name of the Russian commandant who upon arrival in the Koyukon area took the Koyukon Indian Chief's two daughters?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Alatna, who were Kitty and Abraham?

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

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

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

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

8. What happened when Sidney went out to check his traps in sub-freezing temperatures in Chapter 9, "Deep Cold."

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

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

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