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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alaska was joined to what land mass during the Ice Age?

2. Who took the people from the island?

3. Where did Trofin Zhdanko live?

4. Varnak's descendants who traveled south to Arizona and became Navajo Indians were known as _________.

5. What items were traded for pelts?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Old One's character like in Chapter 5?

2. What was the significance of the fur pelts in Chapter 4?

3. How were the natives perceived by the Russians?

4. What is a land bridge? How was it significant in Chapter 1?

5. What was so important about the protuberance in the northwest corner of what was to become North America that the author mentioned in Chapter 1?

6. How did the rum trading affect the Tlingits?

7. What role did food play in Varnak's story in Chapter 3?

8. Who lived in Varnak's household? What were their roles?

9. What did the Tlingits want in Chapter 7?

10. How was Cidaq treated in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write about how the businesses based on the natural resources affected the native people groups.

Essay Topic 2

Write about weather and its effect on Alaska. Discuss how if affected the formation of Alaska and the people in Alaska, both native and newcomers.

Essay Topic 3

Describe in great detail how the Gold Rush in Alaska affected the world. What were some of the good things it brought about? What were some of the negative things it brought about?

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