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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 noise alerts Joe to the rail work?

2. Why does Natalya make Mack a shirt?

3. How big is Siberia?

4. Which berries do little for Joe's hunger?

5. Why does Wulff not want Kyra around?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Peshkov hate Mack?

2. How does Mack anger Peshkov in this section?

3. What information does Pennington give Zamatev about Mack?

4. Why does Kyra want to change the guards at the Chinese border?

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

6. How does Yakov help Mack?

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

8. What problems does Mack have at the beginning of Chapter 6?

9. What does Colonel Zamatev already know about Mack?

10. Why does Mack think Zamatev is good at his job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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 are the following people helpful in helping Mack survive?

1. Natalya.

2. Yakov.

3. Pennington.

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