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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 would happen to Raven-heart when his master died?

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

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

4. What were the mastadons' chief enemy?

5. What arrived to help the Americans?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Voronov change in Chapter 5?

2. How did Chapter 4 highlight some of the cruelty involved in the fur trade business?

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

4. How is the mastodon related to the elephant?

5. How did Sitka Island become colonized?

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

7. How did the ice age affect the land that was to become Alaska?

8. How was Cidaq treated in Chapter 5?

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

10. How did the rum trading affect the Tlingits?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did religion play a role in Cidaq's life? Talk about how it was part of her relationship with Rudenko as well as Voronov. Address how she felt about it personally.

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

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?

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