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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 60-68.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 42, how does Timmer find the door to the tunnel where the meteorite sits?
(a) He sees people milling around the open door.
(b) He forces the guard to tell him before he kills him.
(c) He sees light beneath a keg of nails.
(d) He sees the guard come from a steel door hidden under a insignificant worker's tent.

2. In Chapter 61, what type of ship does Lloyd hope is following them into international waters?
(a) A merchant ship.
(b) An American tanker.
(c) An American military vessel.
(d) A Chilean military vessel.

3. In Chapter 36, Puppup claims to have inherited the remaining treasures of the Yaghan Indians. What does he say he did with it?
(a) Sold it and drank the profits.
(b) Hid it on a remote island.
(c) Sold it and gave it to his wife's family.
(d) Gave it to a museum.

4. In Chapter 42, what covers the sounds of Timmer's approach as he infiltrates the perimeter of the staging area?
(a) Sand on the ground.
(b) Music from the staging area.
(c) An impending storm.
(d) Voices in the staging area.

5. In Chapter 39, what does the letter Vallenar reads tell him about the Rolvaag's mining expedition on Isla Desolacion?
(a) They are not mining for gas.
(b) They are searching for oil.
(c) They are not searching for gold.
(d) They are searching for silver.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 64, Glinn repeatedly suggests Vallenar will do what?

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

3. In Chapter 60, who gets credit for keeping the cradle design simple in order to make the welding quick?

4. In Chapter 42, what damage to the cart beneath the meteorite makes McFarlane believe the disturbance was an electrical arc rather than a bomb?

5. What did Nestor Masangkay call Isla Desolacion?

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