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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 was a result of the Jones Act of 1920?
(a) Lower shipping costs for users.
(b) Higher shipping costs for users.
(c) More products for trade.
(d) Fewer products for trade.

2. What frequently happened in the hospital tent?
(a) Political debates.
(b) The men were robbed.
(c) The patients received excellent care.
(d) Patients became more ill, not better.

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

4. Where did they set up the new business?
(a) In a cave.
(b) Next to the store.
(c) On Taku Inlet.
(d) A few miles from Juneau.

5. Where did Nancy take Tom?
(a) To her house.
(b) Swimming.
(c) To a cave.
(d) To a play.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ah Ting go?

2. Where did Missy work?

3. Whose war ships were spotted near the Aleutians in June of 1942?

4. What did Kendra think of Jeb?

5. What happened to the Montreal Queen?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Tom, Missy, and Tammy feel about the statehood of Alaska?

2. What were some of the dangers the characters in Chapter 8 faced?

3. How did the Flatch family contribute to the war effort?

4. Why did the natives feel betrayed?

5. Describe the journey to the mines.

6. How did Tom benefit from the miners in Chapter 9?

7. What effect did the Great Depression have on Alaska?

8. How were native Alaskans treated by the United States government?

9. How did the discovery of oil change the area in Chapter 12?

10. Describe what cabotage is.

(see the answer keys)

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