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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Glinn attempting to secure during his military career that caused the loss of his entire team, minus himself and Garza, as Amira tells it in Chapter 11?
(a) A bridge.
(b) A village.
(c) A military camp.
(d) A hill.

2. What did the large bone found in a sandstone wall of a canyon turn out to be as described in Chapter 3?
(a) The intertwined skeletons of two dinosaurs.
(b) A large Triceratops.
(c) A large Tyrannosaurus.
(d) The site of an ancient cemetery.

3. What is a dead man switch?
(a) A switch to sink the ship should their mission be discovered.
(b) A switch to remove casualties of an accident quickly.
(c) A switch to cut power to the bridge in an emergency.
(d) A ejection switch to quickly remove the meteorite in an emergency.

4. What does Masangkay find using his electromagnetic tomographic sounder?
(a) A meteorite.
(b) Silver.
(c) Gold.
(d) Oil.

5. Who is the author of the story mentioned in Chapter 12, 'Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket'?
(a) T.S. Eliot.
(b) Stephen Crane.
(c) Stephen King.
(d) Edgar Allen Poe.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13 Glinn claims they have legal right to take the meteorite despite their desire to keep the meteorite secret. How is this true?

2. For what reason is it revealed in Chapter 9 Captain Britton went to rehab?

3. How much does Glinn say it will cost to determine if EES can recover the meteorite from Isla Desolacion in Chapter 7?

4. What role is Amira supposed to play while on the expedition?

5. How much does Glinn tell Lloyd he will charge to complete the recovery of the meteorite from the Isla Desolacion in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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