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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, pgs. 629 - 683.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Carmack's field located?
(a) Talak.
(b) Bonanza.
(c) Yucutan.
(d) Klondike.

2. What was life like for the Matanuska settlers?
(a) Very harsh.
(b) Easy.
(c) Rewarding as they brought in the gold.
(d) Entertaining.

3. Why did Trofin got to Okhotsk?
(a) To hunt.
(b) To escape from the Tsar.
(c) To build a ship.
(d) To assassinate someone .

4. What happened Ben, the father?
(a) He died from cholera.
(b) He was killed in a sledding accident.
(c) He was killed in a mining accident.
(d) He became a successful business man.

5. What was the purpose of the sailing trip?
(a) To find out if there was a land bridge.
(b) To emigrate.
(c) To carry cargo for merchants.
(d) To hunt for whales.

Short Answer Questions

1. Trofkins team came from all the countries listed except for __________.

2. What did others think of the Venns?

3. What did LeRoy buy with the money Matt Murphy left him?

4. What brought 295 Minnesotans to Matanuska in 1935?

5. What happened to their business?

(see the answer key)

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