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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 is the name of the Soviet soldier who helps Natalya and her father in this section?

2. Which of the following two characters helps Mack to rescue Yakov?

3. Why are Natalya and her father so worried at the end of the section?

4. Where does Mack hide in Chapter 29?

5. Why does Baronas not want to stay in the cabin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Peshkov die?

4. Why does Yakov worry about Natayla?

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

6. Why does Kyra think Ostap is a good choice in assisting with the tracking?

7. Why is Mack worried about the soldiers in this section?

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

9. What problems is Mack having in this chapter?

10. Why does Botev pretend to be interested in finding Mack?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following statements and write an argument for or against it.

1. Mack cannot be regarded as a hero because he kills many people and often with no real reason.

2. The novel presents Indians as savages.

3. The author misrepresents Russian culture to make America look better.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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