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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The riverboat bound for Alatna with Sidney and his dad aboard was captained by ___.
(a) Charlie Swanson.
(b) Charlie Irish.
(c) Charlie Smith.
(d) Charlie Evans.

2. What did the court give Anna for her very long walk home?
(a) Food vouchers.
(b) A travel visa.
(c) Release papers.
(d) A note.

3. One of the family's most important possessions was a thermometer accurate to ___ degrees.
(a) -100.
(b) -105.
(c) -98.
(d) -95.

4. Sidney's last year of formal schooling as a kid was what grade?
(a) Fifth.
(b) Sixth.
(c) Third.
(d) Fourth.

5. Sidney and his siblings consumed canned ___ from the trading post after their mom died.
(a) Meat.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) Milk.

6. How old was Sidney when he walked through snow to get help at the mining camp for his sick dad?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

7. On a trip, Sidney and Jimmy passed the highest mountain in North America which is also known as ___.
(a) St. Peter Mountain.
(b) Mount McKinley.
(c) The Naked Mountain.
(d) The White Mountain.

8. After his escape, James returned home to New York to visit whom?
(a) His wife.
(b) His father.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His mom.

9. James was arrested for illegally selling ___ for the Indians.
(a) Booze.
(b) Trapped furs.
(c) Fur clothes.
(d) Caribou hooves.

10. How old were the "fresh" vegetables that were cargo on the steamboat that Sidney and Jimmy rode home from Eklutna?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) A few days.
(c) One month.
(d) Two weeks.

11. Sidney's family salmon fished after the flood to help replenish supplies, and they caught ___ salmon.
(a) 10,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 8,000.

12. In what year did Sidney visit Anchorage and see his first movie and first car?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1922.

13. On the riverboat to Alatna, Sidney and his dad visited whose grave?
(a) Old Mama's.
(b) Marion's.
(c) Anna's.
(d) Ada's.

14. How much did Sidney get paid for selling his boat to John Stickman?
(a) $200.
(b) $150.
(c) $75.
(d) $100.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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. Who insisted that Sidney had earned to right to a woman with his bear kill?

4. Sidney's family was still short $___ to buy winter supplies and equipment after everything they did to earn cash after the flood.

5. It was ___ degrees when Sidney returned from checking his traps in sub-freezing temperatures at the Batza River.

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