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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Palmer Lloyd go to the Kalahari Desert to see Sam McFarlane in Chapter 4?
(a) To ask him to organize an expedition to recover a meteorite.
(b) To ask him to head his new science museum.
(c) To ask him to to ask Masangkay to sell Lloyd his latest discovery.
(d) To ask him to finish Masangkay's expedition.

2. What is Nestor Masangkay looking for on Isla Desolacion?
(a) A meteorite.
(b) Gold.
(c) Oil.
(d) Silver.

3. What is Christie's, the setting of Chapter 3?
(a) An auction house.
(b) A museum.
(c) A grocery store.
(d) A department store.

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

5. In Chapter 9, what author does Britton quote before she leaves Glinn?
(a) T.S. Eliot.
(b) Stephen King.
(c) Edgar Allen Poe.
(d) W.H. Auden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of ship has Glinn purchased for the recovery of the meteorite?

2. 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?

3. What is an electromagnetic tomographic sounder?

4. 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?

5. How much does Glinn tell Lloyd he will charge to complete the recovery of the meteorite from the Isla Desolacion in Chapter 8?

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