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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. Who found several moose killed by wolves with most of the meat barely touched?

2. On the Fourth of July who surprisingly won the local canoe race?

3. After how many months of service to his government did Sidney take a month off to go hunting?

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

5. What did Jimmy and Sidney name the 30 foot boat that they built together as described in Chapter 13 "On Our Own?"

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why was Sidney's dad at the Alaska Pioneer's Home and why did he leave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In the first few chapters of the book Sidney describes his life in Koyukuk as a young child under the age of six. Explain the challenges Sidney faced at this time in his life, including his mother's death, getting help for his sick dad, and his habit of wandering off at a young age. Also discuss how Sidney deals with each challenge.

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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