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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-17.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why does Palmer Lloyd go to the Kalahari Desert to see Sam McFarlane in Chapter 4?
(a) To ask him to finish Masangkay's expedition.
(b) To ask him to head his new science museum.
(c) To ask him to to ask Masangkay to sell Lloyd his latest discovery.
(d) To ask him to organize an expedition to recover a meteorite.
2. Where does Amira tell McFarlane that Glinn earned his military experience?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Russia.
(d) Korea.
3. What did the large bone found in a sandstone wall of a canyon turn out to be as described in Chapter 3?
(a) The site of an ancient cemetery.
(b) A large Triceratops.
(c) The intertwined skeletons of two dinosaurs.
(d) A large Tyrannosaurus.
4. What drink has been banned from the Rolvaag?
(a) Wine.
(b) Spirits.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Tea.
5. What is Isla Desolacion?
(a) An island off the coast of Brazil.
(b) An island off the coast of Mexico.
(c) An island off the coast of Peru.
(d) An island off the coast of Chile.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Nestor Masangkay looking for on Isla Desolacion?
2. Who, in Chapter 12, makes the loudest objection to the banned beverage?
3. 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?
4. What is the name of the meteorite that caused the falling out between McFarlane and Masangkay?
5. How does Glinn plan to keep the meteorite stable during travel?
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