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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 69-77.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is an island of stability?
(a) A floating island that will not tip.
(b) A ship that floats on the upper most layer of water.
(c) A group of elements low on the periodic table that are stable.
(d) A hypothetical group of elements high on the periodic table that are stable.

2. What is the profession of the man Vallenar interviews in Chapter 28?
(a) Dealer in illegal government documents.
(b) Dealer in used eletronic equipment.
(c) Dealer in cheap ship repair equipment.
(d) Dealer in illegal surveillance.

3. What is the name of the meteorite that caused the falling out between McFarlane and Masangkay?
(a) Chilean Meteorite.
(b) Monty's Meteorite.
(c) Tornarssuk Meteorite.
(d) MasanFarlane Meteorite.

4. In Chapter 69, what do Amira and McFarlane use to protect the ship from the meteorite's power?
(a) Plastic tarps.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Epoxy.
(d) Cotton balls.

5. In Chapter 72, why does Glinn instruct his men to turn off the radar jamming equipment and ask Britton to cut the engines?
(a) To force Vallenar close enough for them to fire on his ship.
(b) To make Vallenar come close enough to damage his ship on their wake.
(c) To make Vallenar believe they are dead in the water.
(d) To attract the attention of a nearby naval base.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the large bone found in a sandstone wall of a canyon turn out to be as described in Chapter 3?

2. According to Amira in Chapter 41, what is the look?

3. In Chapter 75, what does Britton notice is different about the Rolvaag?

4. What item of modern technology does Sam McFarlane attempt to get San Bushmen to use in order to help him search for meteorites?

5. In Chapter 39, Vallenar reads a letter from what type of scientist?

(see the answer key)

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