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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. Where did Trofin Zhdanko live?
(a) Yakula.
(b) Lapak.
(c) Vologda.
(d) Alaska.

2. Baranov's house was used as a __________.
(a) Meeting place.
(b) Fort.
(c) Hospital.
(d) Store.

3. What type of business did Zhdanko work in?
(a) Expeditions.
(b) Shipping.
(c) Banking.
(d) Fur trading.

4. Who departed Alaska in 1877?
(a) The Americans.
(b) Army troops.
(c) The Tlingit Indians.
(d) The Eskimos.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the mastodon?

2. The mastadon evolved to become _________.

3. Where did the family go?

4. Who was sold when the Tsar Ivan came to the island?

5. Baranov showed the Tlingits __________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What role did food play in Varnak's story in Chapter 3?

3. How did the Indians react to the invasion of Russians?

4. How did food factor into Oogruk's story in Chapter 3?

5. How was Cidaq treated in Chapter 5?

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

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

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

9. What was so important about the shifting of the geological plates?

10. How did the rum trading affect the Tlingits?

(see the answer keys)

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