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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 did Jeb and Poley Markham find in the water that Jeb wanted to keep?
(a) Walrus.
(b) Whales.
(c) Turtle.
(d) Salmon.

2. What happened to the Montreal Queen?
(a) It was crushed by a tidal wave.
(b) It was gunned down.
(c) It sank in a storm.
(d) It brought more business.

3. What did Tom do after his mother moved in with John Klope?
(a) He ran away.
(b) He opened a branch of a general store.
(c) He set off for the mines.
(d) He went panning for gold.

4. What did Shaffer say they had to build?
(a) Their own airplane.
(b) A larger business.
(c) A road across Canada.
(d) A bigger boat.

5. What was Judge Grant like?
(a) He cared about people.
(b) He was corrupt.
(c) He was honest.
(d) He demanded that everyone follow every aspect of the law.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ah Ting go?

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

3. Why did Lieutenant Maxim Voronov fly around?

4. What did Kendra think of Jeb?

5. What happened Ben, the father?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the cannery affect the salmon population?

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

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

5. What dilemma did Tom face regarding workers?

6. Why did the natives feel betrayed?

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

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

9. How did LeRoy's investment benefit him?

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

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