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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is the meteorite when it is finally exposed in Chapter 24?
(a) Red.
(b) Brown.
(c) Grey.
(d) Blue.

2. What does Rochefort manually release on the jacks in Chapter 34?
(a) The clasp connecting the jacks to the meteorite.
(b) The computer control.
(c) The hydraulic valves.
(d) The power cables.

3. In Chapter 35, Glinn tells the team that the mass of the meteorite has been updated after the jack failure. What is the new estimated mass?
(a) Twenty-five hundred thousand pounds.
(b) Twenty-five thousand tons.
(c) Twenty-five hundred thousand tons.
(d) Twenty-five thousand pounds.

4. How much does Glinn say it will cost to determine if EES can recover the meteorite from Isla Desolacion in Chapter 7?
(a) One hundred thousand dollars.
(b) One thousand dollars.
(c) One hundred dollars.
(d) One million dollars.

5. In Chapter 31, McFarlane claims the meteorite is like what element?
(a) Noble gas.
(b) Alkali metals.
(c) Metalloids.
(d) Transition elements.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Amira claim uses more calories than jogging?

3. What is the name of the meteorite that caused the falling out between McFarlane and Masangkay?

4. What meal does McFarlane recall in Chapter 22 that Masangkay attempted to share with him five years previously as they hid from armored trucks in a foreign country?

5. How much does Glinn tell Lloyd he will charge to complete the recovery of the meteorite from the Isla Desolacion in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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