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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 happened Ben, the father?

2. What did the lobbyist favor?

3. What happened to their business?

4. What was LeRoy's rank after the attack at Pearl Harbor?

5. What did Venn experience as he managed the Chinese and Filipino workers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of the dangers the characters in Chapter 8 faced?

2. How did Tom benefit from the miners in Chapter 9?

3. How did the discovery of oil change the area in Chapter 12?

4. What did World War II do to Alaska's infrastructure?

5. How were native Alaskans treated by the United States government?

6. How did the Flatch family contribute to the war effort?

7. What was Tom's romantic situation like in the latter part of Chapter 10?

8. What effect did the gold rush have on Alaska?

9. How was discrimination shown to the natives?

10. Why did the natives feel betrayed?

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

Describe Russia's relationship with Alaska. Discuss colonization as well as Russia's interest in Alaska as the book ended.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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