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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. What was the name of Weaselheart's wife who helped him kill beaver?
2. After his wife died in 1941, Jimmy married ____.
3. In what year did Sidney have heart trouble and a triple bypass?
4. How old was the girl Sidney described as getting her clothes wet and when he offered her a blanket while her clothes dried by the fire he was stopped so she could get "strong?"
5. Who is the Koyukon elder Sidney visited in the hospital who talked about letting the weak and the sick die so only the strong survived?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened when Sidney and his dad's partner, Charlie went upstream looking for better trapping prospects in 1929?
2. Why did two Eskimos tell Sidney to cut off the hooves of a caribou when they came upon him dressing the caribou?
3. Why was Sidney's dad at the Alaska Pioneer's Home and why did he leave?
4. In 1937 what happened after Sidney killed a moose for his uncle Hog River Johnny?
5. Who was Ben Derrick?
6. What is the Koyukon Indian's attitude about animal spirits?
7. According to Chapter 13, "On Our Own," what happened one October when Jimmy was bear hunting and he tracked a bear to its den?
8. What happened in the story Golchik told Sidney about spearing a grizzly bear?
9. Why did Sidney address the Alaska Board of Education about paying for rural schools in areas with low population?
10. As described in Chapter 21, "Koyukuk Moose," what happened when Sidney's family was out hunting moose in their boat?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
Throughout the book Sidney describes various ways to travel in rural Alaska as well as his first time experiences with things like cars and trains. First describe the various ways to travel in rural Alaska. Cite at least one example of how Sidney describes this mode of travel being used. Then describe what is considered the best mode of travel in rural Alaska. Next describe Sidney's first contact with a train and seeing a car.
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