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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 sun do in the winter?

2. The protuberance would eventually become __________.

3. Where did the Russians build a fort?

4. What did the Organic Act do?

5. How did animals come to Alaska?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the different ice ages mentioned in Chapter 2.

2. What was Baranov's character like in Chapter 6?

3. What did the Organic Act mean for those living in Alaska?

4. How did the rum trading affect the Tlingits?

5. What was Old One's character like in Chapter 5?

6. What is a land bridge? How was it significant in Chapter 1?

7. Where did the animals come from and go to in Chapter 2?

8. What was so important about the protuberance in the northwest corner of what was to become North America that the author mentioned in Chapter 1?

9. How did Voronov change in Chapter 5?

10. How did Chapter 4 highlight some of the cruelty involved in the fur trade business?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alaska became a land ripe for business opportunity. Describe three different occupations brought about by discoveries. Explain how the businesses thrived in Alaska, whereas they might have collapsed elsewhere.

Essay Topic 2

Write about how the businesses based on the natural resources affected the native people groups.

Essay Topic 3

Describe how each of the following people groups came to live in Alaska: Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts. Explain which part of Alaska they settled in and address why they stayed there.

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