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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sidney's last year of formal schooling as a kid was what grade?

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

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

4. In Alatna Kitty had a son named ___ who was Sidney's age.

5. At the Anvik Mission Sidney learned to trust Rev. ___.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was James arrested according to Chapter 2, "Kallyhocuses?"

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

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

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

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

6. What happened when Anna's step dad came home after the trial?

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

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

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

10. What relationship did Homer and Sidney have, and why did it end?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sidney and Jimmy get married more than once. Who are the wives? How do they meet each one? Do they have any kids? Do they stay together? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 2

Sidney talks about three Charlies in the book: Charlie Swanson, Charlie Irish, and Charlie Evans. Explain where each Charlie first comes into Sidney's life, what impact each has on Sidney's life and why, and then consider how Sidney's life might have been different without contact with each Charlie.

Essay Topic 3

How did wolves factor into the thinning moose population in Koyukuk? What role did Donald Stickman play in wolf population control? How does Sidney describe the controversy that existed over the several years about wolf control practices?

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