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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) Sardines.
(b) Spam.
(c) Cold sandwiches.
(d) Ramen noodles.

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

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 dollars.
(b) One thousand dollars.
(c) One million dollars.
(d) One hundred thousand dollars.

5. What type of bit do Amira and McFarlane attempt to drill the meteorite with?
(a) A steel bit.
(b) A glass bit.
(c) An iron bit.
(d) A diamond bit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has Glinn hired to change the outward appearance of the ship purchased for the recovery of the meteorite?

2. What did the large bone found in a sandstone wall of a canyon turn out to be as described in Chapter 3?

3. What is the name of the channel where the Rolvaag lowers its anchor during the recovery of the meteorite?

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

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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