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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. How does Mack cause the avalanche?

2. Why do Natalya and her father decide to cross the border on their own?

3. What does the helicopter pilot say is his mission?

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

5. What is Peshkov looking for in Chapter 33?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What problems is Mack having in this chapter?

4. Why does Yakov worry about Natayla?

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

6. How does Mack escape the soldiers at the end of the chapter?

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

8. How does Zhikarev change his plans?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are the following people helpful in helping Mack survive?

1. Natalya.

2. Yakov.

3. Pennington.

Essay Topic 2

How much do the students think that L"Amour's representation of the Soviets is effected by political matters at the time? How do the students think a Russian writer would have represented the Americans in this story?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the book's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1950s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the book if it was set in today's society?

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