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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Collins orphans lost their mom to ___.
(a) Suicide.
(b) Murder.
(c) Death in child birth.
(d) Tuberculosis.

2. What type of trees did Sidney use for lumber when he built his first boat?
(a) Fir.
(b) Birch.
(c) Spruce.
(d) Aspen.

3. With the approaching flood caused by the Koyukuk ice, Sidney's family quickly stashed items on the cabin roof and in ___.
(a) The Vixen.
(b) Nearby elevated cave.
(c) Neighbor's boat.
(d) Sidney's boat.

4. Two Indians helped James escape after he was arrested, Monkey John and ____.
(a) Chief Paul.
(b) Chief John.
(c) Chief Lolee-ann.
(d) Chief Thomas.

5. Sidney brought logs down river, and he made ___ for six logs.
(a) $6.
(b) $4.
(c) $8.
(d) $2.

6. When Sidney checked his traps during sub-freezing temperatures while at the Batza River he found a ___ in one of his traps and killed it for its fur.
(a) Wolf.
(b) Fox.
(c) Lynx.
(d) Wolverine.

7. Sidney's family sent word that they had chosen a ___ year old girl as Sidney's wife, which Sidney refused.
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

8. Who did Sidney's Dad accompany that lost both legs to frostbite because of walking through less than an inch of sub-freezing water?
(a) A missionary.
(b) His best friend.
(c) A soldier.
(d) One of his uncle's.

9. Sidney helped ___ fix a boat engine while his dad was at the trapping grounds.
(a) Chief Paul.
(b) Sakeroni.
(c) Hog River Johnny.
(d) Cosmos Mountain.

10. In Chapter 9, "Deep Cold," Sidney's family was still at the Batza River and the subfreezing temperature was below ___, which made groundwater hazardous.
(a) -75 degrees Fahrenheit.
(b) -20 degrees Fahrenheit.
(c) -50 degrees Fahrenheit.
(d) -60 degrees Fahrenheit.

11. What Indian introduced a reluctant Sidney to traditionally prepared salmon which left Sidney smelling bad?
(a) Weaselheart.
(b) Sakeroni.
(c) Young Toby.
(d) Hog River Johnny.

12. Anticipating the depression, Sidney and his dad traveled to the town of Tanana, population ____, to sell off furs while the prices were high.
(a) 400.
(b) 35.
(c) 600.
(d) 125.

13. Sidney and his young siblings hid where when they heard an approaching steamboat near their home, after Anna died?
(a) In the nearby woods.
(b) In the store cellar.
(c) In the bottom of the boat.
(d) On the cabin roof.

14. Who insisted that Sidney had earned to right to a woman with his bear kill?
(a) Little Sammy.
(b) Ned Regan.
(c) Chief Paul.
(d) Hog River Johnny.

15. Sidney finished building his boat at the Batza River how many days before the ice on the river broke?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. Anna walked more than ___ miles through the tundra back home after her step-father's murder trial.

2. Once Sidney's family safely arrived at their cabin, Sidney and his dad set out to replace supplies and equipment lost in the flood, leaving __ behind to pan for gold.

3. Sidney and his young siblings set out to get help from ____ after Anna's death.

4. What did the census taker's guide die from?

5. At the Anvik Mission Sidney became friends with orphans Homer and ___ Collins.

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