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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many dogs does Jennifer use on her sled when she checks her father's trapline?

2. What sport did Lacy Devlin participate in in the 2000 Olympics?

3. How old is the ensign who agrees to look after Bane while Matt, Jenny, John, and Craig go to the Ice Station?

4. How many miles a day does the station drift with the polar current?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Matt believe that the sky divers anticipated an ambush?

2. What does the creature look like that Lacy sees?

3. Describe the USS Polar Sentinel.

4. Describe the cabin that Matt helped to build and that Jenny and her father live in.

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

6. Where does Amanda find Lacy?

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

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

9. Describe the Arrigetch Peaks.

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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss who is the main antagonist in the novel and whether there is one or more protagonists in "Ice Hunt."

Essay Topic 2

Rollins uses suspense to create a state of uncertainty and to keep readers guessing. Discuss suspense and how the author uses suspense in the novel to advance the plot.

Essay Topic 3

The theme of fathers and sons is interwoven throughout the novel. Discuss the theme of father and sons in the novel. Which father/son pairs are essential to the plot?

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