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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Amira suggest is off about the color of the meteorite, as she explains in Chapter 25?
(a) It is paint put on the meteorite by jokesters.
(b) No meteorite in history has ever been that color.
(c) No known metal alloys can create such a color.
(d) It is only a reflection of the soil around it.

2. What is Isla Desolacion?
(a) An island off the coast of Brazil.
(b) An island off the coast of Peru.
(c) An island off the coast of Mexico.
(d) An island off the coast of Chile.

3. Why does Masangkay touch his find in Chapter 1?
(a) He wants to see if it is real.
(b) He is excited.
(c) He wants to lift it out of the ground.
(d) He wants to take energy from it.

4. What role is Amira supposed to play while on the expedition?
(a) McFarlane's assistant.
(b) Glinn's assistant.
(c) McFarlane's secretary.
(d) Glinn's secretary.

5. What is Nestor Masangkay looking for on Isla Desolacion?
(a) Gold.
(b) A meteorite.
(c) Oil.
(d) Silver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does McFarlane want to call the meteorite?

2. What type of bit do Amira and McFarlane attempt to drill the meteorite with?

3. What color is the meteorite when it is finally exposed in Chapter 24?

4. Where did Wilson Atcitty find a large bone protruding from a sandstone wall as described in Chapter 3?

5. What is McFarlane's pet theory that is revealed in Chapter 25?

(see the answer key)

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