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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. Following survival advice, Sidney described how he built one fire to melt the snow, dry green branches and __.

2. In 1939 Sidney and Jimmy built a ___ foot boat.

3. How many wolves were killed during the re-balancing process described by Sidney in Chapter 22 "Koyukuk Wolves?"

4. Sidney and his first wife divorced in ___.

5. Who trained the best sled dogs, all one quarter wolf?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Sidney describe the killing of passive beavers by his uncle and his uncle's wife?

2. What happened when Sidney and his dad's partner, Charlie went upstream looking for better trapping prospects in 1929?

3. According to Chapter 13, "On Our Own," what happened one October when Jimmy was bear hunting and he tracked a bear to its den?

4. Who is Edwin Simon?

5. What happened when Sidney and Jimmy went beaver hunting in the mid-1930s?

6. How did tuberculosis affect Sidney's and his uncles' families?

7. What happened in the story Golchik told Sidney about spearing a grizzly bear?

8. What is the Koyukon Indian's attitude about animal spirits?

9. What happened when Sidney's dad dug for gold at Bear Creek?

10. Why did Sidney address the Alaska Board of Education about paying for rural schools in areas with low population?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How does Sidney learn to become a carpenter and end up doing work in Galena? During this time the family builds a salmon fishing business and then a salmon smokehouse. How does each business come about and why does Sidney sell the fishing business at some point?

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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