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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Wilson Atcitty find a large bone protruding from a sandstone wall as described in Chapter 3?
(a) On the Arizona-New Mexico border.
(b) On the border of California and Mexico.
(c) In Chile.
(d) In Alaska.

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

3. What type of bit do Amira and McFarlane attempt to drill the meteorite with?
(a) An iron bit.
(b) A steel bit.
(c) A diamond bit.
(d) A glass bit.

4. What did the large bone found in a sandstone wall of a canyon turn out to be as described in Chapter 3?
(a) The site of an ancient cemetery.
(b) The intertwined skeletons of two dinosaurs.
(c) A large Triceratops.
(d) A large Tyrannosaurus.

5. How does Puppup react in Chapter 21 as Lloyd, Glinn, and McFarlane admire Isla Desolacion?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He insists it is his island, not theirs.
(c) He cries.
(d) He walks away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the channel where the Rolvaag lowers its anchor during the recovery of the meteorite?

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

3. What is Christie's, the setting of Chapter 3?

4. What did Nestor Masangkay call Isla Desolacion?

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

(see the answer key)

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