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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. What did the court give Anna for her very long walk home?

2. When Sidney returned from trapping in sub-freezing temperatures at the Batza River he had a bit of frostbite on his cheeks and his ___.

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

4. What boat did John Stickman salvage off the ice after the flood and return to Sidney and his family?

5. As Sidney and his family traveled toward Batza River, they stayed overnight with Sidney's Aunt Eliza and she made them mittens and ___.

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Sidney decide to build a boat according to Chapter 10, "My First Boat," and what did he do?

2. Who helped James escape after he was arrested?

3. How did Joe Stickman help Sidney's family after the flood?

4. How did Sidney's family protect their belongings from a flood described in Chapter 11, "The Flood?"

5. What are "kallyhocuses" and why was Sidney told about them as a child?

6. Why did Anna walk 400 miles home from Nome?

7. When did the family restrict children to the inside during deep cold and why was a thermometer valuable?

8. According to Chapter 8, "The Batza River Trapline," what did Sidney and his dad do one year in March in anticipation of a coming depression?

9. Why did Sidney decide to catch a grizzly in Chapter 12, "Snaring a Grizzly?"

10. What story did Old Man Demoski tell Sidney about the Russians when they first arrived in the Koyukon area?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Chapter 17 is mostly about gold in Koyukuk. Explain how Koyukuk gold not only affected the people of Koyukuk in general but also how it affected the lives, specifically of Sidney, Jimmy, and their Dad.

Essay Topic 3

In one chapter, Sidney talks about Edwin Simon and how his "three lives" embody the changes in the Athapaskan culture. Who are the Athapaskan? Who is Edwin Simon? What are these "three lives," and when do they occur? How do they embody the changes in the Athapaskan culture?

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