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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 Mack land the helicopter?

2. What is Ruskovsky's rank?

3. What kind of transport does Mack steal after freeing Yakov?

4. How does Peshkov hurt himself in Chapter 33?

5. Why don't Natalya and her father want to wait for Mack at Plastun Bay?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mack try to confuse Alekhin?

2. What problem does Zamatev have with Kyra?

3. How does Zhikarev change his plans?

4. How does Peshkov die?

5. Why does Mack decide to rescue Yakov?

6. How does Yakov help Natayla?

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

8. What do Baronas and Natayla plan to do?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author writes The Last of the Breed in the third person. Why do you think the author chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would change if the author wrote it in the first person?

Essay Topic 2

What are the similarities between Mack and Alekhin? How does Mack manage to overcome Alekhin despite that are equal in ability?

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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