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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. On the riverboat to Alatna, Sidney and his dad visited whose grave?

2. Homer and Sidney became good friends but this ended when Homer died in ___.

3. According to Chapter 11 "The Flood," when did the Koyukuk River ice start to break up?

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

5. On Anna's walk home she opened her eyes one morning and found whose son watching her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Sidney heard rifle shots when he was 12. Why were the Nulato firing these shots?

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

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

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

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

8. Who helped the riverboat headed to Alatna get over the shallow riffles as explained in Chapter 5, "Alatna?"

9. Who helped James escape after he was arrested?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the first few chapters of the book Sidney describes his life in Koyukuk as a young child under the age of six. Explain the challenges Sidney faced at this time in his life, including his mother's death, getting help for his sick dad, and his habit of wandering off at a young age. Also discuss how Sidney deals with each challenge.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Sidney learns about spear hunting grizzly bears. How does he learn about this method? What is involved in this method? Also, explain how Sidney catches a grizzly using a snare and why he did it?

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