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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. When was the business operational?

2. What did the professors think about the trapping equipment which they had designed?

3. What did Shaffer say they had to build?

4. What position did the Tinglits hold business-wise?

5. Why did Ross decide to get rid of the workers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the natives feel betrayed?

2. What effect did the Great Depression have on Alaska?

3. What types of jobs did people have in Chapter 8 thanks to the gold rush?

4. How did Matt Murphy make his living when he arrived in Nome?

5. How did airplanes in Alaska contribute to the war effort?

6. How was discrimination shown to the natives?

7. What were some of the dangers the characters in Chapter 8 faced?

8. What was the problem with the law in Chapter 12?

9. How did LeRoy's investment benefit him?

10. What effect did the gold rush have on Alaska?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define what it meant to be a native Alaskan. What benefits do the natives have throughout the book? What are some of the negatives the natives had to deal with? Define two instances that demonstrate whether or not they were treated fairly.

Essay Topic 2

Explain why Alaska is important to science by highlighting two specific examples of Alaskan elements which are globally significant.

Essay Topic 3

Write about the impact of trading between the settlers and the native. What goods were traded, and were the trades fair? What were some of the benefits of trading? What were some of the drawbacks?

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