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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ben tell Ashley that a symbol, similar to the one in the cave, stood for among his grandmother's Aboriginal tribe?
(a) Courage.
(b) A dream state.
(c) The afterlife.
(d) A spirit people.

2. How long does Blakely announce that the previous team has been missing that went into the tunnels?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Four months.
(c) Just a few hours.
(d) A year ago.

3. Why does Michaelson tell Ashley that he is on the expedition when she asks in chapter five?
(a) He was asked.
(b) He was given a large sum of money.
(c) He drew a short straw.
(d) He volunteered.

4. What does Ashley feel as Ben and Linda walk off together?
(a) Lonely.
(b) Old.
(c) Concerned.
(d) Afraid.

5. What does Khalid say when Ben asks if he is a geologist?
(a) The Antarctic Treaty of 1959.
(b) Of sorts.
(c) Yep.
(d) Much more than that.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ashley say when Ben asks her if he can buy her a drink in chapter two?

2. Who does Ben see in his dream in chapter eleven?

3. What does Jason reply when Blakely asks him how he is holding up in chapter sixteen?

4. What does Khalid say is the critical stipulation for exploration of Antartica?

5. What does Michaelson do when his gun snaps on an empty chamber?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the dream that Ben has in chapter two.

2. Describe the cavern that the group finds to hide in in chapter seventeen.

3. Explain the confrontation that Ben has with Linda in chapter seven.

4. Describe what happens in chapter sixteen when the base is attacked.

5. What happens in chapter twelve when Ashley sends Halloway to get Michaelson?

6. Explain what happens in chapter thirteen after the group gets through the small crevice while following Halloway's trail.

7. When they get across the river and find blood explain what Ashley and Villanueva discuss about Halloway coming across the river.

8. What does Blakely show Ashley when they first meet in chapter one?

9. What does Ashley find when she arrives at the dig site in chapter eight?

10. In chapter seven what does Ashley tell Jason about what he can expect to do while at the main base camp while she is gone.

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