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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. In Chapter 8, how many inches of ice cover the skylight?

2. Where does John have some frostbite?

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

4. Where does Craig order his team to stand down when he and a few of his men are trapped inside the Ice Station?

5. How many feet of water cushions the Polar Sentinel when Omega station blows up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mikovsky's primary mission?

2. What is Mikovsky thinking after the Polar Sentinel pings his sub?

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

4. 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?

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

6. What action does Commander Bratt propose when not all of the civilians can be located to evacuate from the Ice Station?

7. What is on Level 4?

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

9. Why did Admiral Petkov remain at Omega?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 2, Matt and Stefan survive despite the challenges they face. Discuss perseverance in the novel and how various characters demonstrate this trait.

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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