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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. The Venns helped rescue survivors of _________.
(a) A massive snowstorm.
(b) Cholera.
(c) An avalanche.
(d) A tidal wave.

2. Where did Tom and his mother live at Lake Bennett?
(a) In a tent city.
(b) In a boarding house.
(c) In a castle.
(d) In a cabin.

3. What did they make together before going to Dawson City?
(a) A wagon.
(b) A box for carrying work materials.
(c) A memorial.
(d) A boat.

4. What did George Washington Carmack find in the Yukon in 1896?
(a) Silver.
(b) Oil.
(c) Platinum.
(d) Gold.

5. What brought 295 Minnesotans to Matanuska in 1935?
(a) A government program during the Great Depression.
(b) The opening of a school.
(c) The thrill of seeking gold.
(d) The excitement of fishing for salmon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Trofin Zhdanko live?

2. Why did Tsar Peter Romanov want Trofin Zhdanko?

3. What happened to their business?

4. How many days did it take to build their ship?

5. What was a result of the Jones Act of 1920?

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