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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many titanium cases does Viktor have with him on the submarine?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

2. Where is Dr. Willig from?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Finland.
(d) Norway.

3. How tall is Lee Bently?
(a) 5 ft. 7 in.
(b) 5 ft. 1 in.
(c) 6 ft. 1 in.
(d) 5 ft. 10 in.

4. How many divers does it take to secure each of the titanium spheres in place?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

5. How many levels are there in Ice Station Grendel?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

6. What was the name of Dr. Willig's wife?
(a) Helena.
(b) Rowena.
(c) Mary.
(d) Angela.

7. When is it believed that the walking whale died out?
(a) 8 million years ago.
(b) 12 million years ago.
(c) 100 million years ago.
(d) 36 million years ago.

8. How long has it been since Jennifer and Matt divorced?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 2 years.

9. At the beginning of Chapter 7, how far is the Drakon from the surface?
(a) 2 meters.
(b) 4 meters.
(c) 3 meters.
(d) 1 meter.

10. According to MacFerran, how old is the ice at the level where the walking whale was found?
(a) 50,000 years.
(b) 75,000 years.
(c) 45,000 years.
(d) 12,000 years.

11. When the Omega station is fired upon, how many minutes is the Sentinel from the ice station?
(a) 32 minutes.
(b) 20 miles.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 6 miles.

12. What is John's full Inuit name?
(a) Aglakti.
(b) Illeanaitut.
(c) Noatak.
(d) Junaquaat.

13. In Chapter 7, at what speed are winds registering as the storm approaches the ice station?
(a) About 55 mph.
(b) Over 85 mph.
(c) More than 70 mph.
(d) Around 90 mph.

14. In 1997, what was the cost to the world when El Nino occurred?
(a) $90 billion.
(b) $55 million.
(c) $100 billion.
(d) $75 billion.

15. What type of animal is trying to steal Jennifer's marten in her father's trap?
(a) Fox.
(b) Muskrat.
(c) Wolverine.
(d) Weasel.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is the USS Polar Sentinel from Prudhoe Bay in Chapter 5?

2. What type of stock is on Matt's rifle?

3. As Matt waits to ambush the sky divers, where does he remember being holed up in a mortar-based building?

4. How far does the waterfall drop that Jenny flies over as she tries to fly away from the plane that is shooting at them?

5. Where did Matt used to go deer hunting with his father?

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