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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. Who is snoring at the beginning of Chapter 5?

2. How old was Matt's son when he died?

3. How did Amanda Reynolds lose her hearing?

4. What type of snowshoes does Jennifer wear?

5. How far does Lacy fall when she is fleeing from the creature?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Matt believe that the sky divers anticipated an ambush?

3. How is the Drakon equipped?

4. Describe the cabin that Matt helped to build and that Jenny and her father live in.

5. What types of research projects are being conducted at Omega Drift Station?

6. What does Jenny look like?

7. 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?

8. What does Perry remember finding at the Russian ice base?

9. Describe the USS Polar Sentinel.

10. What is the Continental Divide?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss who is the main antagonist in the novel and whether there is one or more protagonists in "Ice Hunt."

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the probability of events that occur in the novel. Especially as related to the grendels and the experiments performed on the Ice Station.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 17, Matt and Jenny are reunited at the Ice Station, and it seemed as if all the bitter years had never happened. Discuss the relationship between Matt and Jenny and how their relationship changed throughout the novel

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