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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Vallenar dislike disposable razors as discussed in Chapter 28?
(a) They do not shave closely enough.
(b) Two blades are a waste when one is good enough. It is typical of American inventions.
(c) They are cheap.
(d) Two blades are not enough to give a good shave.

2. In Chapter 28, how does Vallenar force the man he is interviewing to tell him the truth?
(a) He beats him up.
(b) He cuts off his fingernail.
(c) He promises a large payment.
(d) He threatens to have him arrested.

3. Who does Puppup believe is responsible for the deaths of Evans, Rochefort, and Masangkay?
(a) Vallenar.
(b) Glinn.
(c) Haraxa.
(d) Hanuxa.

4. What does panteonero mean?
(a) Death's breath.
(b) Graveyard breeze.
(c) Typhoon.
(d) Cemetery wind.

5. Why does Palmer Lloyd go to the Kalahari Desert to see Sam McFarlane in Chapter 4?
(a) To ask him to to ask Masangkay to sell Lloyd his latest discovery.
(b) To ask him to head his new science museum.
(c) To ask him to finish Masangkay's expedition.
(d) To ask him to organize an expedition to recover a meteorite.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13 Glinn claims they have legal right to take the meteorite despite their desire to keep the meteorite secret. How is this true?

2. How big does Garza believe the meteorite is as discussed in Chapter 31?

3. What is Christie's, the setting of Chapter 3?

4. How much does Glinn say it will cost to determine if EES can recover the meteorite from Isla Desolacion in Chapter 7?

5. What happens in Chapter 33 when Glinn orders the power stopped to all the jacks under the meteorite?

(see the answer key)

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