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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What famous assassination are Glinn's team reenacting when McFarlane arrives at EES's offices in Chapter 6?
(a) Lee Harvey Oswald's death in Dallas.
(b) Abraham Lincoln's death in Washington, D.C.
(c) Martin Luther King Jr.'s death in Memphis.
(d) John Fitzgerald Kennedy's death in Dallas.

2. What type of ship has Glinn purchased for the recovery of the meteorite?
(a) A cruise ship.
(b) A military destroyer.
(c) An oil tanker.
(d) A aircraft carrier.

3. How much does Glinn tell Lloyd he will charge to complete the recovery of the meteorite from the Isla Desolacion in Chapter 8?
(a) Three hundred fifty million dollars.
(b) One hundred fifty million dollars.
(c) One hundred million dollars.
(d) Three hundred million dollars.

4. What element of the San Bushman language does McFarlane have trouble reproducing in Chapter 4?
(a) The trill of the r's.
(b) The strange clicks of the language.
(c) The guttural sounds of the language.
(d) The strange consonants.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Wilson Atcitty find a large bone protruding from a sandstone wall as described in Chapter 3?

2. What is a dead man switch?

3. Why does Palmer Lloyd go to the Kalahari Desert to see Sam McFarlane in Chapter 4?

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

5. In Chapter 17, why does Comandante Vallenar tell custom officials that the Americans are after gold on Isla Desolacion?

(see the answer key)

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