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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. What is the name of the man helping Natalya and Zhikarev across the border?

2. Why don't Natalya and her father want to wait for Mack at Plastun Bay?

3. What does the helicopter pilot say is his mission?

4. What item of Mack's did Alekhin find at the helicopter crash?

5. How does Peshkov hurt himself in Chapter 33?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Natayla's trip through the taiga in this section?

2. Why do Natayla and her father think they are in danger at the end of this section?

3. Why is Mack worried about the soldiers in this section?

4. Why does Botev pretend to be interested in finding Mack?

5. Why don't Natalya and Baronas trust Bocharev?

6. What problems is Alekhin having with Zamatev in this section?

7. Why does Mack decide to rescue Yakov?

8. How does Mack try to confuse Alekhin?

9. Why does Mack think the boulder trap that breaks the man's leg is better than the others?

10. What mistake has Zamatev not only made, but also continues to make?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following statements and write an argument for or against it.

1. Mack cannot be regarded as a hero because he kills many people and often with no real reason.

2. The novel presents Indians as savages.

3. The author misrepresents Russian culture to make America look better.

Essay Topic 2

What are the similarities between Mack and Alekhin? How does Mack manage to overcome Alekhin despite that are equal in ability?

Essay Topic 3

Examine violence in the book.

1. How do the characters in the book view violence?

2. Do the characters need to be violent to cope in the world that the author portrays?

3. How did the public react to the book's violence when it was first published? How would the public react to a similar book today?

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