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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Matt waits to ambush the sky divers, where does he remember being holed up in a mortar-based building?
(a) Iran.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) Somalia.

2. What type of tree branch splinters when a sky diver aims at Matt while he crouches in ambush?
(a) Spruce.
(b) Alder.
(c) Hemlock.
(d) Cedar.

3. How did Amanda Reynolds lose her hearing?
(a) The result of a childhood disease.
(b) A birth defect.
(c) Repeated ear infections.
(d) In a car accident.

4. When did Snow Eagle place third in the Iditarod?
(a) 1996.
(b) 2003.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2001.

5. Where did Matt go to college?
(a) University of Georgia.
(b) University of Iowa.
(c) University of Ohio.
(d) University of Tennessee.

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

7. How long has Viktor waited to avenge his father's death?
(a) 60 years.
(b) 45 years.
(c) 50 years.
(d) 65 years.

8. How far does the Trans-Alaska Pipeline run from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez?
(a) 1,000 miles.
(b) 750 miles.
(c) 800 miles.
(d) 500 miles.

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

10. How long ago did Dr. Willig's wife die?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 2 years.

11. What is the name of Jenny's plane?
(a) Rushing Wind.
(b) Little Bird.
(c) Twin Squirrel.
(d) Twin Otter.

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

13. How long has Matt Pike been divorced?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 4 years.

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

15. What color parkas do the men wear who escort Jenny, Matt, John, and Craig off the plane?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what temperature does seawater freeze?

2. How tall is Captain Perry?

3. What type of snowshoes does Jennifer wear?

4. How much younger is Belinda than her husband Bennie?

5. How far is the Omega Drift Station from the shore of the polynya?

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