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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 is Shepilov looking for Joe?

2. What might aid Joe's dash to the forest?

3. Who figures out that Mack is behind the helicopter crash?

4. Why does the settlement need Peshkov?

5. What does the undamaged nature of the new furs suggest?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mack decide to leave the village?

2. Why does Mack want to find his own place to stay?

3. How does Mack convince the man to let him go?

4. How does Mack cause the helicopter to crash?

5. How does Mack prepare to leave the village?

6. Why is a bow so important for Mack?

7. How does Zhikacev know Stegman?

8. What does Mack remember about the Siberian terrain?

9. What is Zamatev's relationship with Kyra?

10. Why is Yakov on the run from the Soviets?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 2

Examine Mack's Indian identity.

1. How does Mack's Indian heritage help him in the novel?

2. What does it suggest about America in the fifties that a Native American could be so loyal towards the USA.

Essay Topic 3

How does the author represent the relationship between Russia and America? What does this representation say about 1950s society at the time?

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