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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 13, how high are the giant brass wheels in the room where Craig and the others go to hide?
(a) 5 ft. high.
(b) 36 in. high.
(c) 6 in. high.
(d) 10 ft. high.

2. What is Matt wearing when he regains consciousness after being captured by the Russians?
(a) A white parka and pants.
(b) His wet clothes.
(c) What remains of the uniform he stole.
(d) Russian underway clothes.

3. When was the "Jeannette" crushed by ice floes?
(a) 1882.
(b) 1874.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1881.

4. When Tom announces that he Jenny, Bane, and Kowalski have about another hundred yards to go, how long have they been crawling toward the ice station?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 90 minutes.
(c) An hour.
(d) A half an hour.

5. What is Craig's code name?
(a) Osprey.
(b) Sherlock.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Dickens.

6. What object had Matt grabbed from a severed hand in the ice station that he uses to fight off the grendels when he's trapped under the ice?
(a) Incendiary grenade.
(b) Illuminating grenade.
(c) Fragmentation grenade.
(d) Chemical grenade.

7. What band is playing on a CD to mask the sound of Jenny's escape from Omega base?
(a) U2.
(b) Muse.
(c) Sound Garden.
(d) Linkin Park.

8. What type of a weapon does Matt carry when he pushes through the galley doors and enters the main station disguised in a Russian parka?
(a) B94.
(b) Assault rifle.
(c) AK-47.
(d) Submachine gun.

9. How many minutes does the Polar Sentinel have to spend looking for the man-made polynya as they prepare head to evacuate the Ice Station?
(a) 15.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 20.

10. How old is the student that comes running to tell Dr. Ogden that the creatures seem to be moving?
(a) 20s.
(b) 27.
(c) 30s.
(d) 19.

11. In Chapter 8, how many inches of ice cover the skylight?
(a) 11.
(b) 8.
(c) 3-6.
(d) 4-5.

12. What size groups go up the ventilation shaft after Jenny sends a rope down?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

13. What does the living Grendel measure from muzzle to tail?
(a) 10 feet.
(b) 15 feet.
(c) 8 feet.
(d) 12 feet.

14. What type of a rug is on the floor of the room where Matt is taken to speak with Viktor?
(a) Oriental rug.
(b) Grizzly bear.
(c) Rag rug.
(d) Polar bear.

15. What do two sailors use to cut through the insulation of one of the Jamesway huts to make a hole in the ceiling?
(a) A piece of wood.
(b) A slat from a window blind.
(c) A piece of wire.
(d) Plastic knives.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the diamond markings that Lacy made to mark her trail?

2. How close did the beast get to Amanda's hiding place in Chapter 9, before it turned away?

3. How many Russians does an American seaman believe there are?

4. Who left schematics of the Ice Station for Bratt to use?

5. What does Jenny ride in with Craig back to the Ice Station when it is discovered that Craig needs additional journals?

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