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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 Matt Pike been divorced?

2. What type of snowshoes does Jennifer wear?

3. How many levels are there in Ice Station Grendel?

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

5. What color parkas do the men wear who escort Jenny, Matt, John, and Craig off the plane?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Amanda lose her hearing?

2. What is found by Henry Ogden in a tunnel in the Crawl Space?

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

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

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

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

7. Where does Amanda find Lacy?

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

9. What is the Continental Divide?

10. What does Jenny look like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the beginning of the novel, Jenny and her father have established an uneasy peace, but as the novel progresses their relationship changes. Discuss how and why their relationship changes.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 17, Matt and Jenny are reunited at the Ice Station, and it seemed as if all the bitter years had never happened. Discuss the relationship between Matt and Jenny and how their relationship changed throughout the novel

Essay Topic 3

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.

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