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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Tom think of Marvin Hoxey?
(a) He admired the man's work ethic.
(b) He felt he was sneaky.
(c) He hated him.
(d) He thought he made solid decisions.

2. Why did Jeb decide to stay in Alaska?
(a) He was running away from his old life.
(b) He fell in love with its beauty.
(c) People kept offering him work.
(d) He wanted to stay with his new-found relatives.

3. What happened when Sam went to fish in the river?
(a) He caught so many fish his nets broke.
(b) A warden told him he couldn't.
(c) He couldn't find any fish.
(d) He was swept out into the water.

4. Whose war ships were spotted near the Aleutians in June of 1942?
(a) America's.
(b) Japan's.
(c) Russia's.
(d) Canada's.

5. Where did Ah Ting go?
(a) To the Philippines
(b) To talk with Bigears.
(c) To California
(d) To China

6. How did the new equipment work in the factory?
(a) It worked better than expected.
(b) It caused a lot of trouble.
(c) It didn't work at all.
(d) It took some getting used to before it worked effectively.

7. How did Elmer Flatch contribute to the war effort?
(a) Foot soldier.
(b) Navy.
(c) Aviation.
(d) Building highways.

8. Why did Lieutenant Maxim Voronov fly around?
(a) To see where his ancestors had been.
(b) To check out the factories.
(c) To visit friends.
(d) To test the safety of the planes.

9. What was Tom Venn 's last year at Pleiades Glacier?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1908.

10. What happened to the Montreal Queen?
(a) It was crushed by a tidal wave.
(b) It was gunned down.
(c) It sank in a storm.
(d) It brought more business.

11. What was the investigation team studying?
(a) The relationships between workers and management.
(b) The functionality of the new equipment.
(c) The effects of the cannery on the salmon population in other places.
(d) The effects of the cannery and pollution

12. What did the professors think about the trapping equipment which they had designed?
(a) They thought enough salmon would escape the traps to maintain the salmon population.
(b) They were pleased that the salmon were taken care of.
(c) They were concerned that the equipment was faulty.
(d) They were certain to catch all the salmon in their path.

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

14. What did the men find in Nome?
(a) Platinum.
(b) Gold.
(c) Oil.
(d) Silver.

15. What did the lobbyist favor?
(a) Deferment to the senior managers.
(b) Native legislation.
(c) Pro-American legislation.
(d) International rulings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Kendra Scott do in Desolation Point?

2. Where did Missy work?

3. How did Nate Coop contribute to the war effort?

4. Why did Oliver Rowntree go on Ross and Raglan ships?

5. What did Kendra think of Jeb?

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