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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the cradle where the meteorite is to sit in the ship designed for?

2. In Chapter 71, why does Amira confess to McFarlane that she wants to continue studying the meteorite even after they arrive back in the States?

3. In Chapter 61, what type of job does Lloyd decide he will offer Puppup at the Lloyd Museum?

4. In Chapter 69, what does Amira suggest set off the electrical charge?

5. In Chapter 72, why does Glinn instruct his men to turn off the radar jamming equipment and ask Britton to cut the engines?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Garza and his team doing in the cargo hold in Chapter 60? What danger does this pose?

2. What concerns does Glinn have about continuing the expedition in Chapter 46? What concerns does Britton express in the same chapter?

3. What causes Glinn's death in Chapter 83? What fantasy does he have as he dies?

4. In Chapter 82 Lloyd and McFarlane change their position on the meteorite. Who refuses to listen? What happens next?

5. How does Britton feel about the actions Glinn took against her in Chapter 52 as described in Chapter 53? Who offers his loyal support to Britton? How does this make her feel?

6. What, as described in Chapter 50, is Vallenar's plan in regards to the Rolvaag?

7. In Chapter 69, what does McFarlane realized caused the electrical discharge from the meteorite in the cargo hold? What does he plan to do about it?

8. Where is the Rolvaag hit, as determined by Britton in Chapter 75? What does this damage suggest to Britton?

9. What does McFarlane hypothesize caused the massive electrical surge that knocked out the equipment on Isla Desolacion? What argument does Lloyd make against this theory?

10. Why does Britton suggest in Chapter 57 that they will all go to jail when they return to America? What is Glinn's response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Britton finally decide that they must use the dead man switch? Why does Lloyd and McFarlane disagree at first? Why do they change their minds? Who has the ultimate decision in regards to the dead man switch? Why does this person refuse to activate the dead man switch? What does this person do instead? Does it work? What does Britton order the crew to do when she realizes it is too late to use the dead man switch? Where does Britton go? For what reason? What does this say about Britton?

Essay Topic 2

What does McFarlane think causes the meteorite to emit electrical pulses? What is wrong with this theory? Why does Glinn trust in McFarlane's assessment of the situation? Is this a mistake? What happens when Garza's men attempt to finish the welds on the meteorite's cradle? What does McFarlane feel caused this accident? How does McFarlane learn he was wrong? What is the true cause of this unusual element in the meteorite? How does McFarlane take measures to keep this from happening again? Does it work? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

How is the meteorite removed from the island? What method does Glinn's group use to lift the meteorite from the hole in the ground? How do they move the meteorite from one side of the island to the other? How do they move the meteorite from a bluff above the ship to the ship's cargo hold? Why do they decide to do this under the cover of fog? What must be done to keep the meteorite from rolling around in the cargo hold? What happens while this task is being completed? For what reason?

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