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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. In chapter eight, what does Ashley explain about dig sites?

2. What does Ben do in chapter six when Linda asks if she can open the window in the Sno-Cat?

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

4. What does Ashley tell Ben when he says that he and she should be paired up when looking for Halloway?

5. What does Ashley tell Major Michaelson that she wants clear in chapter four?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the discussion that Michaelson and Ashley have in chapter five.

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

5. What is unique about the boulders that are found in thirteen when the group first begins looking for Halloway?

6. Explain the dream that Ben has while sleeping in the cave in chapter seventeen.

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

8. Describe the conversation that Ashley and Blakely have in the elevator in chapter six.

9. In the meeting in chapter four what does Blakely reveal is significant about the find in Antarctica?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Speculate on the reasons that the author chose to include Ashley's young son in the story.

2) Which of the main characters seen in the story do you feel could have been excluded from the story without loosing the meaning? Explain your choice.

3) Did you feel it was necessary to the story line for Nob'cobi to have given his life for Jason? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

1) How do you think that Ben viewed Mo'amba? Do you think that he viewed Mo'amba differently because he saw him as his grandfather the first few times they met in the dream state? Why or why not?

2) How did Harry view Nob'cobi? Did it change your opinion of how seriously Harry took their relationship when Harry was seen crying over Nob'cobi's body? Why or why not?

3) Do you think that Ashley viewed the mimi'swee any less seriously than Ben and Harry even though she did not have a personal relationship with any of them the way that Ben and Harry did? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

1) Growth is often seen in a story in reference to the individual characters. Which character do you feel underwent the greatest change during Subterfuge? Explain why.

2) Which character do you feel underwent the least change?

3) Compare these two characters and speculate on what prompted so much or so little change in them?

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