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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. What items were traded for pelts?

2. Who was sold when the Tsar Ivan came to the island?

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

4. The mastadon evolved to become _________.

5. Trofkins team came from all the countries listed except for __________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Where did Oogruk come from? How did he and his family live?

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

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

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

7. Describe the different ice ages mentioned in Chapter 2.

8. How did Voronov change in Chapter 5?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why the issue of statehood was so important. Detail why some people were for it and why some were against it. What changes occurred when Alaska reached statehood?

Essay Topic 2

Bigears and Tom Venn had an interesting relationship. Write about their relationship and address their connections both professionally and personally.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the evolution of the political system in Alaska.

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