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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 is an electromagnetic tomographic sounder?
(a) A machine used to see underneath the earth without digging.
(b) A machine used to measure earthquakes.
(c) A machine used to dig in isolated areas.
(d) A machine used to find magnetic activity under the groun.

2. What role is Amira supposed to play while on the expedition?
(a) Glinn's secretary.
(b) McFarlane's assistant.
(c) McFarlane's secretary.
(d) Glinn's assistant.

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 tons.
(b) Twenty-five thousand pounds.
(c) Twenty-five hundred thousand pounds.
(d) Twenty-five thousand tons.

4. What is Nestor Masangkay looking for on Isla Desolacion?
(a) Gold.
(b) A meteorite.
(c) Oil.
(d) Silver.

5. In Chapter 31, Rochefort tells McFarlane they have placed what percentage of extra jacks under the meteorite?
(a) Forty percent.
(b) Ninety percent.
(c) Ten percent.
(d) Fifty percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Glinn tell Britton in Chapter 18 that they should not worry about Vallenar?

2. In Chapter 32, what does Bramwell find unusual about Masangkay's bones?

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

4. In Chapter 30, McFarlane says tests on a sample of the meteorite will reveal what properties?

5. What type of bit do Amira and McFarlane attempt to drill the meteorite with?

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