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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 try to confuse Alekhin?

2. Why does Bocharev want to help Natalya and her father?

3. What does Yakov tell Natalya about Bocharev?

4. What does Alekhin do before he tries to find Mack?

5. Why is Mack unable to hunt as often as he would like in Chapter 36?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Yakov help Natayla?

4. How does Mack try to confuse Alekhin?

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

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

7. How does Zhikarev change his plans?

8. What problem does Zamatev have with Kyra?

9. How does Peshkov die?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How does Mack escape the soldiers after him? What does Mack's attitude towards the soldiers reveal about his character?

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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