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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. After their dad retired from trapping, at what ages did Jimmy and Sidney go trapping on their own?
2. Two Eskimos came upon Sidney dressing caribou and advised him to cut off what part of the carcass since wolves subsisted off these long-lasting parts?
3. The Athapaskan Indians traded everything with the white men they come in contact with except their ___ which were superior.
4. How many pounds did the moose weigh that Sidney shot while he and his family were on their boat?
5. The Koyukon rituals for animal spirits included keeping the spirits happy and not letting them ___.
Short Essay Questions
1. In 1937 what happened after Sidney killed a moose for his uncle Hog River Johnny?
2. 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?
3. What happened in the story Golchik told Sidney about spearing a grizzly bear?
4. Why did Sidney address the Alaska Board of Education about paying for rural schools in areas with low population?
5. As described in Chapter 21, "Koyukuk Moose," what happened when Sidney's family was out hunting moose in their boat?
6. What is the Koyukon Indian's attitude about animal spirits?
7. What happened when Sidney's dad dug for gold at Bear Creek?
8. According to Chapter 13, "On Our Own," what happened one October when Jimmy was bear hunting and he tracked a bear to its den?
9. Why was Sidney's dad at the Alaska Pioneer's Home and why did he leave?
10. How did Sidney describe the killing of passive beavers by his uncle and his uncle's wife?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why is tuberculosis such a big issue in rural Alaska during this time? How is it treated? What hinders recovery? What helps? Who were some of the people affected by the deaths brought on by TB? Who was impacted the most by TB and how?
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 tells how he survived a night in the woods by following advice from Edwin Simon. What was this advice? How did the advice help Sidney survive the night and have enough energy to get home? In other words, why did the advice work? How was this an example of "siwashing out?"
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