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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapters 40-68.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator says in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 48 that of the three sites Robert Hunt has drilled on, there had been about what value in equipment?
(a) $30 million.
(b) $45 million.
(c) $500,000.
(d) $10 million.

2. According to the narrator in the novel’s Prologue, the Nazis sent expeditions to Antarctica in what years?
(a) 1938 and 1939.
(b) 1941 and 1942.
(c) 1942 and 1943.
(d) 1940 and 1941.

3. The iceberg that has broken off from Antarctica is described in the Prologue as having a surface area covering how much space?
(a) 47 square miles.
(b) 15 square miles.
(c) 26 square miles.
(d) 121 square miles.

4. How many people comprise the Indonesian National Police marine unit, as described in the news release in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 43?
(a) 40,000.
(b) 12,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 20,000.

5. The wire release that opens Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 27 is from what news organization?
(a) Toba Protocol.
(b) The Associated Press.
(c) Al Jazeera.
(d) BBC World Report.

Short Answer Questions

1. Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 21 opens in what location?

2. How much is the contract that Robert Hunt has agreed to going to pay him for two months of drilling, according to the author in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 48?

3. What is the Drill Site number at Snow Camp Alpha that is described as the setting of Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 48?

4. What does Harto say “is the future” in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 39?

5. Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 2 is set at what location?

(see the answer key)

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