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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 is Craig's code name?

2. How many Russians does an American seaman believe there are?

3. How old was Jenny when she broke her leg and it had to be pinned back together?

4. In Chapter 15, what color is the rope that Jenny sends down the ventilation shaft?

5. Who previously inventoried the weapons on the ice station?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the code broken for the journals that Craig steals from the Ice Station?

2. What is Mikovsky's primary mission?

3. What does Matt believe it would take for Delta Force to take the Ice Station from the Russians?

4. What does Amanda do to try to lure the grendel off Matt's and her scent?

5. What does the creature look like that comes into the nest where Amanda is hiding?

6. What is Dr. Ogden's theory about the grendels' social structure?

7. How is Viktor Petkov dressed at the beginning of Chapter 11?

8. How does Jenny stop the creature that starts to follow them down the ventilation shaft?

9. What happened to some of the survivors of the U.S. Arctic steamer Jeannette?

10. Why does Viktor believe that the Inuit boy bonds with him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the probability of events that occur in the novel. Especially as related to the grendels and the experiments performed on the Ice Station.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 9, Amanda is able to use the walkie-talkie to call for help; but, because of her deafness, she doesn't know if anyone hears her. Discuss Amanda's deafness and the challenges it presents throughout the novel. Are there times when her deafness is an advantage?

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