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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the book opened, the author addressed land formation from how many years ago?
(a) Approximately a billion.
(b) Approximately hundred.
(c) Approximately million.
(d) Approximately a thousand.

2. To whom did Russia plan to sell Alaska?
(a) Japan.
(b) Australia.
(c) Canada.
(d) America.

3. How high were summer temperatures?
(a) 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
(b) 180 degrees Fahrenheit.
(c) 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
(d) 60 degrees Fahrenheit.

4. Whom did Zhdanko exchange gifts with when he landed on the island?
(a) Tsar Peter.
(b) An Aleut.
(c) Catherine the Great.
(d) The governor.

5. Where did Varnak originate?
(a) Siberia.
(b) Canada.
(c) Alaska.
(d) Japan.

6. What eventually happened to the land bridge?
(a) It disappeared, covered by water.
(b) It expanded.
(c) It separated and became an island.
(d) It shifted to become a new continent.

7. How old was Baranov when Ermelov had him investigated? and
(a) 65.
(b) 30.
(c) 50.
(d) 70.

8. What did Baranov think about supplying rum and guns to the natives?
(a) He was hesitant.
(b) He told Corey it would be a wise investment.
(c) He told Corey that he didn't want them to supply them.
(d) He told Corey that they must continue supplying the materials at all costs.

9. Russian prisoners on the ship were taken to _________.
(a) Japan.
(b) Seal Islands.
(c) Okhotsk.
(d) Lapak.

10. What animal did they hunt for food and other purposes when they reached their destination?
(a) Mammoth.
(b) Lions.
(c) Beaver.
(d) Wolf.

11. Where did the Eskimos originate?
(a) Siberia.
(b) Japan.
(c) Alaska.
(d) Canada.

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

13. How did the Tlingits respond when they saw the help arrive?
(a) They left the area.
(b) They persuaded the Americans that they never meant to cause harm.
(c) They fought.
(d) They stole the food.

14. Who were taken from Lapak in 1789?
(a) All the women who were mothers.
(b) All the men who were fathers.
(c) All females over the age of two.
(d) All males over the age of two.

15. How many Ice Ages were there?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which natural force did not contribute to the formation of Alaska?

2. How did the little ones learn about their family's move?

3. Where did they decide to build ships?

4. What would happen to Raven-heart when his master died?

5. What items were traded for pelts?

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