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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 44-52.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Amira suggest is off about the color of the meteorite, as she explains in Chapter 25?
(a) It is paint put on the meteorite by jokesters.
(b) No known metal alloys can create such a color.
(c) No meteorite in history has ever been that color.
(d) It is only a reflection of the soil around it.

2. In Chapter 35, Glinn tells the team that the mass of the meteorite has been updated after the jack failure. What is the new estimated mass?
(a) Twenty-five hundred thousand pounds.
(b) Twenty-five thousand pounds.
(c) Twenty-five hundred thousand tons.
(d) Twenty-five thousand tons.

3. In Chapter 42, what damage to the cart beneath the meteorite makes McFarlane believe the disturbance was an electrical arc rather than a bomb?
(a) Damage to the inside of the tunnel.
(b) Melted rock and a burning corpse.
(c) Melted metal and burning tires.
(d) Damage to the bottom of the meteorite.

4. What is the melting point of the meteorite?
(a) One point two hundred degrees Kelvin.
(b) One point two degrees Kelvin.
(c) One point two thousand degrees Kelvin.
(d) One point two million degrees Kelvin.

5. In Chapter 51, Glinn reveals that EES controls what vital component of the Rolvaag?
(a) The propellers.
(b) The computer system.
(c) The engine room.
(d) The radar system.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does panteonero mean?

3. In Chapter 46, what slows the progress of the meteorite as it is moved from its previous location to the bluffs above the Rolvaag?

4. In Chapter 51, what does Britton say she will not allow on board her vessel?

5. How long does it take to move the meteorite to the bluffs overlooking the Rolvaag?

(see the answer key)

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