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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 53-59.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Palmer Lloyd go to the Kalahari Desert to see Sam McFarlane in Chapter 4?
(a) To ask him to to ask Masangkay to sell Lloyd his latest discovery.
(b) To ask him to head his new science museum.
(c) To ask him to organize an expedition to recover a meteorite.
(d) To ask him to finish Masangkay's expedition.

3. What is Brambell doing in Chapter 32 that he is forced to put aside to conduct the examination of Masangkay's remains?
(a) Watching television.
(b) Reading.
(c) Writing.
(d) Eating.

4. How long does it take to move the meteorite to the bluffs overlooking the Rolvaag?
(a) Two days.
(b) On month.
(c) One week.
(d) One day.

5. In Chapter 45, Glinn makes a comment about the mysterious dead man in Spanish. What does this statement suggest to both McFarlane and the reader?
(a) Glinn has no clue who the man was or who sent him.
(b) Glinn is having a nervous breakdown.
(c) Glinn thinks the man was sent by Vallenar.
(d) Glinn speaks in Spanish when he does not want anyone to know what he is saying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What natural landmark marks the area where Masangkay made his camp?

2. In Chapter 59, why is the box holding spare ship parts marked 40mm ordnance?

3. In Chapter 48, why does Glinn visit the Almirante Ramirez?

4. Who does McFarlane and Amira see jogging in foul weather on the deck of the Rolvaag in Chapter 20?

5. In Chapter 44, Glinn says that the meteorite has confounded all EES expectations. What does Glinn recommend they do now?

(see the answer key)

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