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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. What type of animal is trying to steal Jennifer's marten in her father's trap?

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

3. How old was Viktor when his mother died?

4. When did Belinda and Bennie lose a child?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Amanda lose her hearing?

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

3. How is the Drakon equipped?

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. What is an ice island?

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

10. How did Belinda and Bennie meet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Amanda decided to defy authority and bring Jenny, Matt, Craig, and John to the Ice Station. Discuss Amanda's reasons for deciding to bring the four to the ice station.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 3, Matt and Viktor reflect on their past and the deaths of their parents. Compare and contrast Matt and Viktor's past, especially as it relates to the death of their parents and how those deaths affected the men's lives.

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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