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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Puppup react in Chapter 21 as Lloyd, Glinn, and McFarlane admire Isla Desolacion?
(a) He cries.
(b) He walks away.
(c) He insists it is his island, not theirs.
(d) He laughs.

2. What is the name of the channel where the Rolvaag lowers its anchor during the recovery of the meteorite?
(a) Elizabeth Channel.
(b) Lincoln Channel.
(c) Franklin Channel.
(d) Jefferson Channel.

3. 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?
(a) A military camp.
(b) A village.
(c) A hill.
(d) A bridge.

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

5. In Chapter 30, McFarlane says tests on a sample of the meteorite will reveal what properties?
(a) Electrical and chemical only.
(b) Electron configuration, chemical, and atomic radius.
(c) Electrical, chemical, and physical.
(d) Physical, chemical, and electron configuration.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role is Amira supposed to play while on the expedition?

2. What does Rochefort manually release on the jacks in Chapter 34?

3. What element of the San Bushman language does McFarlane have trouble reproducing in Chapter 4?

4. Who does Glinn reveal has the only key to the dead man switch in Chapter 13?

5. What does Glinn provide in Chapter 23 to help christen the meteorite?

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