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

2. What brought people into the region in 1968?
(a) Gold.
(b) Gold discoveries.
(c) Education opportunities.
(d) An oil discovery.

3. By 1919, what happened to Ross and Raglan?
(a) It went bankrupt.
(b) It appeared stagnant.
(c) It was slowly collapsing.
(d) It had facilities in most Alaskan cities.

4. What happened to their business?
(a) It was very successful.
(b) They ran out of supplies.
(c) It was destroyed in a fire.
(d) No-one wanted to work with them.

5. Why did Jeb Keeler go to Baflin Island?
(a) He was checking out factories.
(b) He was visiting a friend.
(c) He was looking for relatives.
(d) He was on a hunting trip.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Tom spend Christmas?

2. What did Tom think of Marvin Hoxey?

3. What did the lobbyist favor?

4. What happened to the Montreal Queen?

5. When was the business operational?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe the journey to the mines.

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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