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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened when Sam went to fish in the river?
(a) A warden told him he couldn't.
(b) He couldn't find any fish.
(c) He was swept out into the water.
(d) He caught so many fish his nets broke.

2. What happened to Arikov's claim?
(a) He struck the motherload.
(b) It was too difficult to work.
(c) He lost it.
(d) It was dry.

3. Where did Ah Ting go?
(a) To talk with Bigears.
(b) To China
(c) To the Philippines
(d) To California

4. How was Elmer injured?
(a) By a falling crate.
(b) By an attack dog.
(c) In a construction accident.
(d) By a Bullet.

5. When was the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) enacted?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1969.

6. Where was Carmack's field located?
(a) Talak.
(b) Yucutan.
(c) Klondike.
(d) Bonanza.

7. Why did Jeb Keeler go to Baflin Island?
(a) He was visiting a friend.
(b) He was on a hunting trip.
(c) He was checking out factories.
(d) He was looking for relatives.

8. Why were more airstrips appearing in Alaska?
(a) The roads for cars were terrible.
(b) In anticipation of United States' entry into the war.
(c) In anticipation of increased trade.
(d) In anticipation of a tourist boom.

9. What was Judge Grant like?
(a) He cared about people.
(b) He demanded that everyone follow every aspect of the law.
(c) He was honest.
(d) He was corrupt.

10. What happened Ben, the father?
(a) He became a successful business man.
(b) He was killed in a sledding accident.
(c) He was killed in a mining accident.
(d) He died from cholera.

11. When was the business operational?
(a) March.
(b) May.
(c) December.
(d) July.

12. Whom did Nancy marry?
(a) Malcolm Ross.
(b) Tom Venn.
(c) Ah Ting.
(d) Matt Murphy.

13. What was used as food for the population?
(a) Cows.
(b) Reindeer.
(c) Fish.
(d) Wolves.

14. What did the lobbyist favor?
(a) Pro-American legislation.
(b) Deferment to the senior managers.
(c) International rulings.
(d) Native legislation.

15. What did Tom and his mother do in Dawson City?
(a) They sold furs.
(b) They opened a tent restaurant.
(c) They hunted for gold.
(d) They opened a boarding house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to their business?

2. What happened to the Montreal Queen?

3. What was life like for the Matanuska settlers?

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

5. How did Elmer Flatch contribute to the war effort?

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