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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. Where does Henry Ogden tell Amanda that specimens of the walking whale have been found before?

2. What time does Matt hear the screams of the sky diver who is killed by grizzlies?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 1, how many fathoms is the USS Polar Sentinel under the polar ice cap?

4. How many miles a day does the station drift with the polar current?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Amanda find Lacy?

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

3. Why hasn't Matt tried to do something so Bane won't snore?

4. In Chapter 5, what are some signs that the land is experiencing a spring thaw?

5. What does the creature look like that Lacy sees?

6. What does it mean to Viktor when he learns that the U.S. Delta Force has been mobilized?

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

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

9. What is the task of the crew on the USS Polar Sentinel?

10. How is the Drakon equipped?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the beginning of the novel, Jenny and her father have established an uneasy peace, but as the novel progresses their relationship changes. Discuss how and why their relationship changes.

Essay Topic 2

Rollins uses suspense to create a state of uncertainty and to keep readers guessing. Discuss suspense and how the author uses suspense in the novel to advance the plot.

Essay Topic 3

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

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