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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 happens in Chapter 33 when Glinn orders the power stopped to all the jacks under the meteorite?
(a) The jacks fall too quickly.
(b) The jacks drop the meteorite.
(c) The jacks fail.
(d) The jacks lock up.

2. Who does Glinn reveal has the only key to the dead man switch in Chapter 13?
(a) Glinn, McFarlane, and Howell.
(b) Glinn, McFarlane, and Amira.
(c) Glinn, Lloyd, and Britton.
(d) Glinn, Rochefort, and Garza.

3. Who does McFarlane and Amira see jogging in foul weather on the deck of the Rolvaag in Chapter 20?
(a) Glinn.
(b) Britton.
(c) Howell.
(d) Bramwell.

4. In Chapter 17, why does Comandante Vallenar tell custom officials that the Americans are after gold on Isla Desolacion?
(a) He believes all foreigners are looking for gold.
(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 has tried to mine gold there himself.

5. In Chapter 30, McFarlane says tests on a sample of the meteorite will reveal what properties?
(a) Physical, chemical, and electron configuration.
(b) Electron configuration, chemical, and atomic radius.
(c) Electrical, chemical, and physical.
(d) Electrical and chemical only.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness does Puppup claim killed his wife in Chapter 36?

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

3. What is a dead man switch?

4. In Chapter 51, what does the Almirante Ramirez do that causes tension on the Rolvaag's bridge?

5. What impending situation is mentioned in both Chapters 39 and 40?

(see the answer key)

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