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

2. What is the 'night lunch' mentioned in Chapter 11?
(a) McFarlane's nickname for a brief flirtation.
(b) A celebrated meal when a ship crosses the date line.
(c) A routine snack sailors partake in.
(d) The first meal upon the Rolvaag.

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 million dollars.
(c) One hundred fifty million dollars.
(d) Three hundred million dollars.

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

5. Why does Masangkay touch his find in Chapter 1?
(a) He wants to lift it out of the ground.
(b) He is excited.
(c) He wants to take energy from it.
(d) He wants to see if it is real.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Glinn plan to keep the meteorite stable during travel?

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. How has Glinn disguised the labs to be used in the recovery of the meteorite?

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

5. What is Nestor Masangkay looking for on Isla Desolacion?

(see the answer key)

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