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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. Why did Trofin got to Okhotsk?
(a) To hunt.
(b) To build a ship.
(c) To assassinate someone .
(d) To escape from the Tsar.

2. What job did Mrs. Caldwell have?
(a) Preacher's wife.
(b) Post-mistress.
(c) Milk maid.
(d) Teacher.

3. The landmass appeared to have what type of terrain?
(a) Lush mountains, trees, and other growth emerge.
(b) No mountains, trees or other growth.
(c) A hilly terrain.
(d) A few sparse areas of growth.

4. What did Baranov want to build for Voronov?
(a) A synagogue.
(b) A house.
(c) A boat.
(d) An onion dome church.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the company's representative to the Aleutian Islands?

2. How did animals come to Alaska?

3. Where did the Eskimos originate?

4. What was the purpose of the sailing trip?

5. What is a peninsula?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where did Oogruk come from? How did he and his family live?

4. How did Voronov change in Chapter 5?

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

6. How were the natives perceived by the Russians?

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

8. How did things change when America took control of Alaska?

9. How did the rum trading affect the Tlingits?

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

(see the answer keys)

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