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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 Khalid say is the critical stipulation for exploration of Antartica?
(a) That there must be photographs taken from numerous angels.
(b) That it must be protected from damage.
(c) That nothing can be removed from the site.
(d) That it must be closely documented.

2. In chapter eight, what does Ashley explain about dig sites?
(a) They develop their own character or soul.
(b) They need to be explored in a precise cataloged order.
(c) They have to be treated like sacred relics.
(d) They have to looked at by multiple people.

3. What does Ben say that they should do in the end of chapter four?
(a) Put itching powder in Major Michaelson's sleeping gear.
(b) Go dancing.
(c) Get drunk.
(d) Go home.

4. What does Ben say to Jason in chapter four after Linda offers to let Jason come help her survey the lake in chapter seven?
(a) Keep an eye on her.
(b) Don't blow this one.
(c) I have some cologne you can borrow.
(d) Way to go.

5. What happens to Blakely while trying to escape the monsters in chapter sixteen?
(a) He begins having chest pain.
(b) He gets shot.
(c) He is bitten on the arm.
(d) He looses a finger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Linda have for going through Khalid's backpack in chapter nineteen?

2. What does Khalid tell Linda in chapter twenty?

3. When Ben was younger, what did he discover about his family that embarrassed him?

4. In the beginning of chapter twelve, what does Ben find?

5. What does Ben say when he sees what is written on the cave in chapter six?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the conversation that Ashley and Michaelson have when Michaelson is angry for having to look for Halloway?

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

3. Describe the events that take place when Villanueva crosses the river in chapter thirteen.

4. What do Ben, Michaelson, and Ashley find when they are at the top of the wall that they scale in chapter eighteen?

5. Describe the scene in chapter one when Ashley Carter is first introduced.

6. Describe what happens in chapter twenty when Jason and Blakely are withing earshot of Linda and Khalid.

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

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

9. Describe the scene in chapter two when Ben Brust is first introduced.

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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