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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 69-77.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 69, what are investigators looking at in an attempt to find out what happened to cause the meteorite to discharge electricity in the cargo hold?
(a) Security logs.
(b) Damage from the discharge.
(c) The meteorite itself.
(d) Security footage.

3. In Chapter 28, what item does Vallenar ask the man he is interviewing to give to him?
(a) A set of propellors.
(b) A copy of the Rolvaag's custom papers.
(c) A piece of raw gold.
(d) A rock.

4. What is McFarlane's pet theory that is revealed in Chapter 25?
(a) Meteorites buried so long they absorbe the color of the earth around them.
(b) Meteorites created by colliding stars.
(c) Intergalaxy meteorites.
(d) Interstellar meteorites.

5. In Chapter 41, what does Garza call the plan that they intend to use to move the meteorite from the staging site to the bluffs above the Rolvaag?
(a) Run and hide.
(b) Cut and cover.
(c) Cover and run.
(d) Hide and dash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does panteonero mean?

2. In Chapter 60, what order is given to the work crew in regards to their interaction with the meteorite?

3. In Chapter 60, what happens in the seconds before the meteorite sets off yet another electrical surge?

4. In Chapter 50, Vallenar learns he has been issued a second order to do what?

5. In Chapter 64, Glinn repeatedly suggests Vallenar will do what?

(see the answer key)

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