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

2. Who helped Sidney and his dad harvest the family potato garden?

3. What did Sidney's dad, James S. Huntington, deliver by dog sled as part of his job when he first came to the Koyukuk?

4. Where did Sidney and Jimmy see their first train?

5. Sidney's family salmon fished after the flood to help replenish supplies, and they caught ___ salmon.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened when Sidney and his siblings tried to get help after Anna died?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who helped Sidney build his boat and when was the boat completed, according to Chapter 10, "My First Boat?"

10. In Alatna, who were Kitty and Abraham?

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

A flood takes away all of the family's possession in 1928. What caused the flood? How did the family escape? Why did they lose everything? How did they recover before winter? Who helped the family recover so they had all they needed before winter?

Essay Topic 3

Sidney spends time at the Anvik Mission. During his young life he spends time at several more missions. How did these experiences shape his life in regard to his education and his willingness to help others as a child, as a young man, and as an older adult?

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