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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Amira claim uses more calories than jogging?
(a) Brain cells.
(b) Heart cells.
(c) Kissing.
(d) Swimming.

2. What is Isla Desolacion?
(a) An island off the coast of Peru.
(b) An island off the coast of Mexico.
(c) An island off the coast of Brazil.
(d) An island off the coast of Chile.

3. How does Glinn plan to keep the meteorite stable during travel?
(a) By tying it down with cargo straps.
(b) By placing it in a cradle.
(c) By wrapping it plastic.
(d) By placing it in a shipping container.

4. What does Masangkay find using his electromagnetic tomographic sounder?
(a) Oil.
(b) Silver.
(c) Gold.
(d) A meteorite.

5. What is the name of the Thomas Cole painting Palmer Lloyd loves the most of all his rare and valuable belongings, as described in Chapter 5?
(a) Sunny Morning on the Mississippi.
(b) Sunny Morning in Chile.
(c) Sunny Morning on the Hudson River.
(d) Sunny Morning in Acapulco.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Masangkay touch his find in Chapter 1?

2. Who has Glinn hired to change the outward appearance of the ship purchased for the recovery of the meteorite?

3. How much does Glinn say it will cost to determine if EES can recover the meteorite from Isla Desolacion in Chapter 7?

4. What does the team initially use, as seen in Chapter 23, to remove the dirt over the top of the meteorite?

5. What does Amira suggest is off about the color of the meteorite, as she explains in Chapter 25?

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