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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 does Ben's grandfather warn him of in the third dream he has in chapter seventeen?

2. In chapter four, how does Ashley compare herself to Linda?

3. What does the drawing look like that Ashley and Ben discover in the cave in chapter eight?

4. Which of the following is NOT something that Ashely said Jason would be able to do while at the base?

5. Why does Michaelson tell Ashley that he is on the expedition when she asks in chapter five?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the discussion that Michaelson and Ashley have in chapter five.

2. Describe the cavern that the group finds to hide in in chapter seventeen.

3. What does Blakely show Ashley when they first meet in chapter one?

4. Explain the confrontation that Ben has with Linda in chapter seven.

5. What happens when Linda goes through Khalid's backpack for cigarettes for Villanueva?

6. In the meeting in chapter four what does Blakely reveal is significant about the find in Antarctica?

7. Explain the dream that Ben has while sleeping in the cave in chapter seventeen.

8. Describe the scene in chapter one when Ashley Carter is first introduced.

9. Describe the conversation that Ashley and Blakely have in the elevator in chapter six.

10. Describe the events that take place when Villanueva crosses the river in chapter thirteen.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Write an essay explaining why Tiny Tim was an appropriate name for the crak'an found at the end of the story, or why this name was not appropriate. If you had to give the creature a different name what would it have been and why?

2) Create a nickname for the other main players in the story and explain the importance of the names chosen for them.

3) What nickname would you give yourself if you were putting yourself in a work of fiction? Explain what kind of work it would be and why you chose this name.

Essay Topic 2

1) Pick one of the characters in the story that you would have most enjoyed being. Why did you pick this character?

2) Do you and this character share any traits? Explain.

3) What would you have done differently in the story if you had been this character?

Essay Topic 3

1) There are arguably several leaders seen in the story. Which of the characters have a leader role of some type?

2) What characteristics are necessary in a good leader? Do you feel that these characters have these traits?

3) What character flaws prohibit a person from being a good leader.

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