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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. According to MacFerran, how old is the ice at the level where the walking whale was found?
(a) 50,000 years.
(b) 45,000 years.
(c) 75,000 years.
(d) 12,000 years.

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

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

4. How many dogs does Jennifer use on her sled when she checks her father's trapline?
(a) 16.
(b) 6.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many months does the sun not set over the polar ice cap?

2. What is the name of Jenny's plane?

3. What was the name of Dr. Willig's wife?

4. Who is snoring at the beginning of Chapter 5?

5. How long has Viktor waited to avenge his father's death?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the Continental Divide?

3. 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?

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

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

6. What does Jenny look like?

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

8. Where does Amanda find Lacy?

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

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

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