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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. In Chapter 65, what does Glinn realize the Almirante Ramirez has really done?

2. In Chapter 47, who does McFarlane point out is blocking the only exit out of the channel?

3. In Chapter 80, what does Britton discover missing from the main deck?

4. In Chapter 81, who does Lloyd threaten to kill with his bares hands should this person use the dead man switch?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What difficulties is the Almirante Ramirez suffering in Chapter 70 that makes its pursuit of the Rolvaag more difficult?

2. What happens in Chapter 77 when the Almirante Ramirez comes around the corner of the ice island and faces the Rolvaag?

3. Palmer Lloyd was sent to his rooms like a bad boy and was filled with anger toward Glinn. What changes his mind in Chapter 58? What does Lloyd plan to do the next time he sees Glinn?

4. What revelation does Glinn make in chapter 68 that explains Vallenar's odd behavior?

5. 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?

6. How does Vallenar react to Glinn's actions, as shown in Chapter 59? What does Vallenar plan to do next?

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

8. What assumption does Vallenar make in Chapter 56 when he realizes the Rolvaag is leaving Isle Desolacion? What does he do?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following themes in detail citing examples from the novel:

1) Greed

2) Desire to succeed

3) Family

4) Danger.

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

What does the team discover when they expose the meteorite? What color is it? Why is this unusual? What is Amira and McFarlane's hypothesis about the color of the meteorite? What else is unusual about the meteorite? How do they discover it is much heavier than expected? What problems does this pose? Why does McFarlane want a sample of the meteorite? What happens when he tries to drill into it? How does McFarlane finally get a sample of the meteorite? What does he learn from this?

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