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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 position did the Tinglits hold business-wise?
(a) They were kept completely away from any business.
(b) They were the chief officers in the business.
(c) They were an integral part of decision making.
(d) They held small jobs such as moving boxes.

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

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

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

5. What was used as food for the population?
(a) Reindeer.
(b) Fish.
(c) Cows.
(d) Wolves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alaska became what state of the union?

2. What did Shaffer say they had to build?

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

4. What was LeRoy's rank after the attack at Pearl Harbor?

5. What was Tom Venn 's last year at Pleiades Glacier?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Matt Murphy make his living when he arrived in Nome?

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

3. How did airplanes in Alaska contribute to the war effort?

4. What types of jobs did people have in Chapter 8 thanks to the gold rush?

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

6. In Chapter 9, what problem did people have with their claims?

7. What was Tom's romantic situation like in the latter part of Chapter 10?

8. How did the canning industry emerge in Alaska according to Chapter 10?

9. What effect did the gold rush have on Alaska?

10. What dilemma did Tom face regarding workers?

(see the answer keys)

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