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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How has Glinn disguised the labs to be used in the recovery of the meteorite?
(a) To look like oil excavating equipment.
(b) To look like shipping containers.
(c) To look like mining equipment.
(d) To look like a medical lab.

2. What happens in Chapter 33 when Glinn has the power to the hydraulic jacks brought up to seventy percent?
(a) The meteorite tips over.
(b) The meteorite rises six centimeters.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The meteorite moves too quickly.

3. What color is the meteorite when it is finally exposed in Chapter 24?
(a) Blue.
(b) Brown.
(c) Red.
(d) Grey.

4. In Chapter 17, why does Comandante Vallenar tell custom officials that the Americans are after gold on Isla Desolacion?
(a) He has tried to mine gold there himself.
(b) He does not believe there is iron ore on the island.
(c) He does not want them given the right to step on Chilean soil.
(d) He believes all foreigners are looking for gold.

5. What is an island of stability?
(a) A group of elements low on the periodic table that are stable.
(b) A hypothetical group of elements high on the periodic table that are stable.
(c) A floating island that will not tip.
(d) A ship that floats on the upper most layer of water.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does McFarlane want to call the meteorite?

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

4. Where does Amira tell McFarlane that Glinn earned his military experience?

5. What was Glinn attempting to secure during his military career that caused the loss of his entire team, minus himself and Garza, as Amira tells it in Chapter 11?

(see the answer key)

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