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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 does Amanda yell they need when the ice break on the ice boat is damaged?

2. When Jenny reaches her plane, how much warmer does the cabin seem than outdoors?

3. Who shoots the Russian soldier who is about to fire upon Matt in Chapter 15?

4. How fast is the Polar Sentinel going as it heads back to the Ice Station in Chapter 12? .

5. How large is the boulder that lands in front of the ice boat as Amanda, Jenny, and Craig flee?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What message does Viktor send Matt to give to the Delta Force?

5. What is stored in the armory in the Ice Station?

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

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

8. What is Mikovsky's primary mission?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Throughout the novel, characters have to use teamwork to survive crises. Discuss how characters use teamwork in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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