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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 is the name of the sky diver that Matt killed?
(a) Mikal.
(b) Stefan.
(c) Aleks.
(d) Igor.

2. What valley does Jenny fly toward after aiming away from the cliff face when she is being pursued and shot at?
(a) Tanana Valley.
(b) Mendenhall Valley.
(c) Sarana Valley.
(d) Alatna Valley.

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

4. When did Dr. Willig win the Nobel prize?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1981.
(d) He did not win it.

5. What year did a submarine first cross the Arctic Ocean and pass under the North Pole?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1958.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Omega station is fired upon, how many minutes is the Sentinel from the ice station?

2. Into which mountains does Jennyfly into elude the plane that is pursuing her?

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

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

5. How many generators have been preserved at the old Russian ice station?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe the USS Polar Sentinel.

6. How did Amanda lose her hearing?

7. Why hasn't Matt tried to do something so Bane won't snore?

8. How has Russian changed during Viktor's lifetime?

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

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

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