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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 type of stock is on Matt's rifle?
(a) Red Cherry.
(b) Black walnut.
(c) Maple.
(d) Oak.

2. In Chapter 7, at what speed are winds registering as the storm approaches the ice station?
(a) Over 85 mph.
(b) About 55 mph.
(c) Around 90 mph.
(d) More than 70 mph.

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

4. How long ago did Dr. Willig's wife die?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 years.

5. What nickname is given to the class of submarine that the USS Polar Sentinel belongs to?
(a) Shark.
(b) Rat.
(c) Kitten.
(d) Tadpole.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the sky diver that Matt killed?

2. Where did Lacy Devlin attend graduate school?

3. What color is the sail on Amanda's ice boat?

4. How much time does Perry want to allow to evacuate the ice station?

5. How many levels are there in Ice Station Grendel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Arrigetch Peaks.

2. Where does Amanda find Lacy?

3. What is found by Henry Ogden in a tunnel in the Crawl Space?

4. Why and how does Jennifer Aratuk run her father's trapline?

5. What type of a welcome do Jenny, Matt, and the others receive when they land at the place where they believe the drift station is?

6. What is an ice island?

7. To what does Dr. Willig compare the creatures in the Crawl Space?

8. Why is the Sentinel all but invisible to most means of detection?

9. Why was Craig sent to the drift station to do a story?

10. How did Amanda lose her hearing?

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