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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 Mac say he will do to Peshkov if he tries to anything again?

2. Why did the Indians lose to the white man according to Joe?

3. What did the Alaskan Indian carry over Chilhoot Pass?

4. Why is Zamatev's coat so unadorned?

5. What is the name of the man who tortured Zamatev during the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mack see when he steps into the sunlight?

2. Why is Yakov on the run from the Soviets?

3. What does Mack do with the bear he sees?

4. What information does Pennington give Zamatev about Mack?

5. In what way is Mack cautious when approaching the woman?

6. What is Mack's routine at the village?

7. Why does Mack want to find his own place to stay?

8. Why does Natayla want to make Mack a shirt?

9. Why does the colonel think Mack would be interested in meeting Alekhin?

10. How did Mack know what to do with the locks the minute he saw them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What problems does Mack have to face in the taiga? How does he overcome these problems?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

How does Alekhin manage to track Mack down? How does it help him that he also has Indian blood?

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