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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. When Russian boats returned two years later, they found the settlement was __________.

2. What killed Rudenko?

3. What type of business did Zhdanko work in?

4. Who was the company's representative to the Aleutian Islands?

5. How many Ice Ages were there?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did food factor into Oogruk's story in Chapter 3?

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

3. What was so important about the shifting of the geological plates?

4. What did the Tlingits want in Chapter 7?

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

6. How is the mastodon related to the elephant?

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

8. What was Baranov's character like in Chapter 6?

9. How did things change when America took control of Alaska?

10. How did illness change the course of history for Trofin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how each of the following people groups came to live in Alaska: Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts. Explain which part of Alaska they settled in and address why they stayed there.

Essay Topic 2

The author decided the start the book with the original formation of Alaska. Describe the Alaska's origins, and explain the changes that occurred to it geographically in its first billion years.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the evolution of the political system in Alaska.

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