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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Baranov think about supplying rum and guns to the natives?
(a) He told Corey that they must continue supplying the materials at all costs.
(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 was hesitant.

2. Where did Oogruk and his family settle?
(a) On the western-most strip of Alaska.
(b) In eastern Alaska.
(c) In the southern-most section of Alaska.
(d) In Siberia.

3. Where did the Russians build a fort?
(a) In the woods.
(b) Next to the Tlingits.
(c) A few miles from the Tlingits.
(d) Redoubt St. Michael.

4. Which natural force did not contribute to the formation of Alaska?
(a) Tsunamis.
(b) Earthquakes.
(c) Volcanoes.
(d) Tornadoes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How high were summer temperatures?

2. What was Big Ears' new name?

3. The Pacific Plate collided with the continental plate resulting in the formation of _____________.

4. What made the large bodies of ice move?

5. Who departed Alaska in 1877?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Organic Act mean for those living in Alaska?

2. What is a land bridge? How was it significant in Chapter 1?

3. What was Baranov's character like in Chapter 6?

4. What was Cidaq's motivation in Chapter 5, and how did she use it?

5. According to Chapter 1, how did Alaska become separated from Asia? How was the landscape of Alaska changed?

6. How did the ice age affect the land that was to become Alaska?

7. Describe the different ice ages mentioned in Chapter 2.

8. How did illness change the course of history for Trofin?

9. How did Trofin Zhdanko escape his imprisonment?

10. Where did the animals come from and go to in Chapter 2?

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