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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 Ross decide to get rid of the workers?
(a) They talked too much.
(b) One was murdered.
(c) They were lazy.
(d) They were threatening to overthrow him.

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

3. Where did Tom Venn open a Ross and Raglan store in 1902?
(a) Juneau.
(b) Nome.
(c) Yucutan.
(d) Klondike.

4. What did the lobbyist favor?
(a) Pro-American legislation.
(b) Native legislation.
(c) Deferment to the senior managers.
(d) International rulings.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What brought more people to Alaska in 1973?

2. Alaska became what state of the union?

3. Why were more airstrips appearing in Alaska?

4. What did Matt Murphy bring to Fort Yukon?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did LeRoy's investment benefit him?

2. How was discrimination shown to the natives?

3. Why did Ah Ting disappear?

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

5. How did the cannery affect the salmon population?

6. What effect did cabotage have on businesses and individuals?

7. Describe the journey to the mines.

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

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

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

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