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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. Which berries do little for Joe's hunger?

2. What does Joe use to cross Olekma?

3. Why does Mack think Alekhin will be harder to hide from?

4. What animal dislikes Joe's smell?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Colonel Zamatev already know about Mack?

3. Why does Mack decide to leave the village?

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

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

6. What information does Pennington give Zamatev about Mack?

7. What is Zamatev's relationship with Kyra?

8. How does Yakov help Mack?

9. Why is Mack worried about Alekhin?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

Examine violence in the book.

1. How do the characters in the book view violence?

2. Do the characters need to be violent to cope in the world that the author portrays?

3. How did the public react to the book's violence when it was first published? How would the public react to a similar book today?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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