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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is snoring at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Bane.
(b) Craig.
(c) John.
(d) Matt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What valley does Jenny fly toward after aiming away from the cliff face when she is being pursued and shot at?

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

3. What submarine did Captain Perry's father serve aboard?

4. When did Belinda and Bennie lose a child?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 7, how far is the Drakon from the surface?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what does Dr. Willig compare the creatures in the Crawl Space?

2. Why was Craig sent to the drift station to do a story?

3. In Chapter 5, what are some signs that the land is experiencing a spring thaw?

4. Why is Matt shocked when he sees the pilot from the downed plane?

5. What does it mean to Viktor when he learns that the U.S. Delta Force has been mobilized?

6. How is the Drakon equipped?

7. What types of research projects are being conducted at Omega Drift Station?

8. Why and how does Jennifer Aratuk run her father's trapline?

9. What are storms like at the polar ice cap?

10. How did Belinda and Bennie meet?

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