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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. Where does Alekhin decide to track Mack down from?

2. Where does Mack think he should hide during the winter?

3. Where does Mack hide in Chapter 29?

4. How does the soldier who falls off the rock trap Mack set hurt himself?

5. Why does Mack make sure the helicopter pilot doesn't die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mack learn from the helicopter pilot?

2. How does Mack lead one of Alekhin's men onto the ice?

3. What does Alekhin learn about Mack's habits?

4. Why don't Natalya and Baronas trust Bocharev?

5. What problems is Alekhin having with Zamatev in this section?

6. How does Zhikarev change his plans?

7. What mistake has Zamatev not only made, but also continues to make?

8. How does Mack stop the soldiers after him in this section?

9. Why does Yakov worry about Natayla?

10. How does Yakov help Natayla?

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

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 3

Compare Mack's character to the person he is at the beginning of the book to the he is at the end.

1. What did Mack hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Mack's ideas about life?

3. How has Mack's character changed by the end of the book?

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