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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. Whom did Zhdanko kill?

2. Where did a land bridge form?

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

4. What formed over time?

5. Where was there a protuberance?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Cidaq treated in Chapter 5?

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

3. Where did the animals come from and go to in Chapter 2?

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

5. How did Sitka Island become colonized?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Transportation played a big role in the history of this book. Choose three different modes of transportation that were highlighted in the book and explain how each one contributes to the story.

Essay Topic 3

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

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