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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. The submarine finds a very large ice island; what does the crew compare the island to?
(a) McKinley.
(b) Everest.
(c) Kilimanjaro.
(d) Matterhorn.

2. How old was Viktor when his mother died?
(a) 16.
(b) 20.
(c) 24.
(d) 18.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall is Lee Bently?

2. How many titanium cases does Viktor have with him on the submarine?

3. What year did a submarine first cross the Arctic Ocean and pass under the North Pole?

4. What is the name of Matt's horse?

5. What time does Matt hear the screams of the sky diver who is killed by grizzlies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Continental Divide?

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

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

4. What is the task of the crew on the USS Polar Sentinel?

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

6. What is an ice island?

7. How are the titanium spheres being arranged by the Russian divers?

8. How is the Drakon equipped?

9. Why is the Sentinel all but invisible to most means of detection?

10. What type of a welcome do Jenny, Matt, and the others receive when they land at the place where they believe the drift station is?

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