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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 was 18, and after exploring the former ___ he decided to hunt there.

2. How did Weaselheart kill passive beavers with his wife's help?

3. Where was Sidney when he saw a pink elephant caused by his excessive drinking?

4. Jimmy died in _____.

5. Whose nickname was "Huslia Hustler" for always winning dog sled races?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Sidney do when he learned an instrument?

2. According to Chapter 16, "Siwash," what did Sidney do after he got lost while tracking and trapping a marten?

3. Who is Johnny Oldman?

4. Who was Ben Derrick?

5. What happened with Sidney and alcohol?

6. Why did publishers change the ages of Sidney and his siblings at the time of Anna's death in both Sidney's and Jimmy's autobiographies?

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

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

9. In 1937 what happened after Sidney killed a moose for his uncle Hog River Johnny?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did moose hunting become a yearly tradition for Sidney and his family? What surprised Sidney about a moose he shot from his boat? How does Sidney describe what he thinks facilitated moose migration into the Koyukuk?

Essay Topic 2

Sidney talks about his sons. What does he share about his sons, including events involving Carl, Arnold, and Gilbert?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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