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

2. What are Matt, Jenny, Craig, and John offered when they are taken from the plane to the mess hall?

3. How much time does Perry want to allow to evacuate the ice station?

4. With whom is Lacy Devlin having an affair?

5. When did Dr. Willig win the Nobel prize?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jenny look like?

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

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

4. What does Perry remember finding at the Russian ice base?

5. Where does Amanda find Lacy?

6. How did Belinda and Bennie meet?

7. How is the Drakon equipped?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 5, Jenny states, "Some things can't be forgiven." Discuss why and who Jenny cannot forgive.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, clues are given that something horrible is on Level 4. Discuss these clues and whether they indicate the real horror that exists on that level.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 15, the author takes liberties with the history of the U.S. Arctic steamer "Jeannette," adjusting the facts to advance the novel's plot. Discuss how creative license is used in the novel and the purpose of using creative license in the novel.

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