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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 was Malcolm Venn on board?
(a) To assist Tammy Ting.
(b) To assist Oliver Rowntree.
(c) To catch the person committing sabotage.
(d) To monitor trading transactions.

2. What was shocking to Kendra?
(a) The manners of children.
(b) The prices.
(c) The people.
(d) The lack of resources.

3. Who worked on the construction of the business?
(a) Bigears and his Indian friends.
(b) Chinese workers from the Orient.
(c) Russian workers.
(d) Chinese workers from San Francisco.

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

5. Where did Kendra and Jeb go with the locals?
(a) Shopping.
(b) On a whaling expedition.
(c) On a factory tour.
(d) To the forest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What brought more people to Alaska in 1973?

2. Why did Lieutenant Maxim Voronov fly around?

3. What happened when Sam went to fish in the river?

4. Where did miners get supplies?

5. When was the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) enacted?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the journey to the mines.

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

3. How did LeRoy's investment benefit him?

4. What was the effect of automation on the workers?

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

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

7. What did World War II do to Alaska's infrastructure?

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

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

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

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