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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 did Malcolm Ross want Tom to build?

2. What troops did Nate witness landing?

3. Whom did Nancy marry?

4. Why were more airstrips appearing in Alaska?

5. What did George Washington Carmack find in the Yukon in 1896?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What was the effect of automation on the workers?

5. Why did Ah Ting disappear?

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

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

8. How did the cannery affect the salmon population?

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

10. Describe the journey to the mines.

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

Define what it meant to be a native Alaskan. What benefits do the natives have throughout the book? What are some of the negatives the natives had to deal with? Define two instances that demonstrate whether or not they were treated fairly.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the evolution of the political system in Alaska.

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