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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the author of the story mentioned in Chapter 12, 'Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket'?
(a) Stephen King.
(b) Edgar Allen Poe.
(c) T.S. Eliot.
(d) Stephen Crane.

3. Who, in Chapter 12, makes the loudest objection to the banned beverage?
(a) McFarlane.
(b) Rochefort.
(c) Brambell.
(d) Amira.

4. What is a dead man switch?
(a) A switch to sink the ship should their mission be discovered.
(b) A switch to remove casualties of an accident quickly.
(c) A switch to cut power to the bridge in an emergency.
(d) A ejection switch to quickly remove the meteorite in an emergency.

5. What did Nestor Masangkay call Isla Desolacion?
(a) The edge of the universe.
(b) A true frozen wonderland.
(c) A true place of desolation.
(d) The edge of the world.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the large bone found in a sandstone wall of a canyon turn out to be as described in Chapter 3?

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. Who does McFarlane and Amira see jogging in foul weather on the deck of the Rolvaag in Chapter 20?

4. How much does Lloyd promise to pay McFarlane in the end of Chapter 4?

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

(see the answer key)

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