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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. Where was the Indian from that told Sidney a story about how storyteller's dad and partner tracked and killed some strangers?
2. The Galena AFB turned this small village of 35 into a city of ____.
3. When Sidney taught his kids to hunt, which son killed a bull moose with a bow and arrow?
4. Over how many years, after finding the dead moose killed by wolves, were wolves killed to re-balance the wildlife population?
5. In what year did Sidney's dad quit trapping and get a job as a jail guard?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Johnny Oldman?
2. Why was Sidney's dad at the Alaska Pioneer's Home and why did he leave?
3. What happened in the story Golchik told Sidney about spearing a grizzly bear?
4. 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?
5. What did Sidney do when he learned an instrument?
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. Who was Herman Lerdahl?
9. What happened when Sidney and his dad's partner, Charlie went upstream looking for better trapping prospects in 1929?
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
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?"
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Sidney learns about spear hunting grizzly bears. How does he learn about this method? What is involved in this method? Also, explain how Sidney catches a grizzly using a snare and why he did it?
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