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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 does McFarlane do to Masangkay's remains in Chapter 22?
(a) Leaves them exposed to the elements.
(b) Covers them with rocks.
(c) Gathers them together to take back to the ship.
(d) Buries them.

2. What natural landmark marks the area where Masangkay made his camp?
(a) A valley in the snowfield.
(b) A huge oak tree.
(c) A large boulder.
(d) A small pine tree.

3. How has Glinn disguised the labs to be used in the recovery of the meteorite?
(a) To look like shipping containers.
(b) To look like mining equipment.
(c) To look like a medical lab.
(d) To look like oil excavating equipment.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Glinn ask to meet McFarlane in Chapter 20?

2. What does panteonero mean?

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

4. What does Amira suggest is off about the color of the meteorite, as she explains in Chapter 25?

5. What is Isla Desolacion?

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