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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. What does Blakely tell Ashley about Michaelson's relationship to the first team that went in?

2. What do the transport sleds resemble that Blakely hands Ashley and the others to travel on through the caving systems in chapter ten?

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

4. What does Blakely tell everyone in chapter three that they have named the main cavern that they have found?

5. Where does Dr. Blakely tell Ashley that the dig is in fact going on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Khalid do in chapter seven after everyone has gone to bed?

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

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

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

5. When the group stops to camp for the first night in chapter eleven what happens?

6. What is revealed about Ben's childhood in chapter two?

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

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

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

10. Describe the group's reaction in chapter ten when they discover that there was a team that went ahead of them that has not returned?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick one of the following to write about.

1) Ashley had emotional issues from her past that kept her from committing to Ben. Linda had phobias that she felt controlled her life. Which of these would you feel would hold a person back more? Explain your answer.

2) Do you think it was realistic that Ashley and Ben were allowed to stay with the mimi'swee rather than be ushered out by the military? Why or why not?

3) Do you think that the abilities that heri'huti had would be considered worth money and exploited? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

1) Which of the scenes in the story caught your attention the most and stuck with you throughout the story? Why do you think this scene was the one that got your attention?

2) Do you think that blood or violence is a more attention grabbing in literature? Why?

3) How would this story have changed had there been no scenes of blood or violence or explanation of the carnage seen? Would it have diminished the story line? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

1) What do you think that Khalid had planned for Linda?

2) Why was Khalid so nice to Linda when they first started out, such as when he was able to pull her through the crack when they were following Halloway?

3) Was there any part of Khalid that truly was kind or humane? Explain your answer.

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