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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. What color are the lights that circle the titanium sphere?

3. What was the purpose of the room where Craig and the others go to hide in Chapter 13?

4. Where is Viktor injured when Craig shoots Dr. Petkov?

5. What do Matt, Bratt and the others hope to steal to make their escape from the Ice Station?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did no one investigate when communications with the Ice Station were lost?

2. 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?

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

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

5. Why did Admiral Petkov remain at Omega?

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

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

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

9. Who is Craig?

10. After the Ice Station entrance is bombed, why does Craig have the rest of the Delta Force stand down 30 miles away?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses chapter headings in "Ice Hunt" to help readers determine the main idea in each section. Discuss how chapter headings help sum up the main idea in a section.

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

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

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