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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 the top speed that the ice boat attains when Amanda, Jenny, and Craig try to escape the Russian and grendels?

2. How old is the student that comes running to tell Dr. Ogden that the creatures seem to be moving?

3. When was the "Jeannette" crushed by ice floes?

4. When the demolition expert reports on what he has discovered about the nuclear device, how long do they have before the device will go off?

5. How long did the Russians tell Sewell and his staff that they would be kept under guard?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What has to be done after the ice brake is damaged on the ice boat to stop the boat?

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

5. How is the way that the grendels track Craig's group as they attempt to escape across the ice similar to the way polar bears hunt?

6. What does Matt see as he and his group hunker down near the Sno-cat wreckage?

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

8. Why does Dr. Ogden stay behind at the Ice Station?

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

10. What were the canisters that a seaman saw the Russians dropping into a hole in the ice?

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

The grendels play a large role in the novel. Discuss the creatures: their appearance, behavior, theories about them, and their role in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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

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