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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 were the mastadons' chief enemy?

2. What were Jackson and Healy trying to prevent?

3. How long did it take to get to Okhotsk?

4. How high were summer temperatures?

5. The mastadon evolved to become _________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the Indians react to the invasion of Russians?

3. How did the rum trading affect the Tlingits?

4. 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?

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

6. How did Trofin Zhdanko escape his imprisonment?

7. How was Cidaq treated in Chapter 5?

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

9. What was Cidaq's motivation in Chapter 5, and how did she use it?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe in detail the relationship between the Tlingits and the settlers. Cite examples of when they got along and when they didn't. Address the overall feeling between the two people groups.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Throughout Alaska's history, other countries found it worthy of investigation. Explain why other countries invested time, people, and money in exploring Alaska.

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