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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the average thickness of the polar ice cap where the USS Polar Sentinel is patrolling?
(a) 10 ft.
(b) 20 ft.
(c) 15 ft.
(d) 5 ft.

2. Where did Matt go to college?
(a) University of Tennessee.
(b) University of Georgia.
(c) University of Iowa.
(d) University of Ohio.

3. How many levels are there in Ice Station Grendel?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

4. According to MacFerran, how old is the ice at the level where the walking whale was found?
(a) 12,000 years.
(b) 50,000 years.
(c) 75,000 years.
(d) 45,000 years.

5. How many samples does Connor MacFerran want to core in Chapter 6?
(a) 20.
(b) 25.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

6. At what temperature does seawater freeze?
(a) 26.4 degrees.
(b) 35 degrees.
(c) 28.6 degrees.
(d) 32 degrees.

7. With whom is Lacy Devlin having an affair?
(a) Dr. Connor MacFerran.
(b) Dr. Erik Gustof.
(c) Dr. Lee Bentley.
(d) Dr. Henry Ogden.

8. How far is Matt's camp from the waterfall where he shoots one of the sky divers?
(a) 1 mile.
(b) 7 miles.
(c) 4 miles.
(d) 2 miles.

9. What branch of service had Matt Pike served in?
(a) Rangers.
(b) Green Berets.
(c) Navy Seals.
(d) Sappers.

10. How many men arrive on snowmobiles when Jenny lands the plane at the polar ice cap?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

11. How did Viktor's mother die?
(a) Firing Squad.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Pneumonia.

12. How did Dr. Willig's wife die?
(a) Parkinson's disease.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Hodgkin's disease.

13. When did Dr. Willig win the Nobel prize?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1981.
(c) He did not win it.
(d) 1972.

14. How many generators have been preserved at the old Russian ice station?
(a) 26.
(b) 37.
(c) 52.
(d) 45.

15. How tall is Captain Perry?
(a) 5 ft. 2 in.
(b) 6 ft. 2 in.
(c) 6 ft.
(d) 5 ft. 10 in.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Viktor when his mother died?

2. How tall is Lee Bently?

3. How old is Viktor?

4. How far does the waterfall drop that Jenny flies over as she tries to fly away from the plane that is shooting at them?

5. What valley does Jenny fly toward after aiming away from the cliff face when she is being pursued and shot at?

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