In Two Worlds

How is Scammon Bay different today from how it used to be?

A) It has more contact with the outside world* B) It has fewer proper living in it C) It has a greater variety of wildlife D) It has one big school instead of many little schools

What is something Alice does that her mother did not do?

A) She bakes bread on a wood stove B) She has a paying job* C) She spends most evenings telling stories D) She teaches her girls how to sew

What does it mean that the Yup'ik Eskimo moved "with the seasons"?

A) They had to follow the sun in order to stay warm B) They grew bored if they stayed in one place too long C) They went to where food or game as available* D) They traveled only during traditional holidays

The students want to be fluent in English and Yup'ik. Fluent means

A) able to speak easily* B) able to teach others C) able to write books D) able to visit an area

When the weather grew cold, the plants withered. Withered means that the plants

A) leaned toward the sun B) became dry and wilted* C) sent roots down deep D) grew straight and strong

Another word for inhabit is

A) live* B) understand C) question D) move

Which of the Yup'ik traditions has remained with the Rivers family?

A) living in home made out of sod B) fishing and hunting for food* C) burning seal oil lamps for light D) sitting not he floor while eating

What do the Rivers children have that their parents did not have?

A) the chance to learn English B) the opportunity to go fising C) the chance to attend school D) the ability to watch television*

What is one meaning of the suffix -ence?

A) without B) full of C) wrongly D) quality or state*

The Alaskan tundra is vast. If something is vast, it is

A) without human life B) frozen year-round C) very great in size* D) in need of protection