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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 item of modern technology does Sam McFarlane attempt to get San Bushmen to use in order to help him search for meteorites?
(a) Metal detectors.
(b) Large magnets.
(c) Cell phones.
(d) Seismograph machines.

2. What does Masangkay find using his electromagnetic tomographic sounder?
(a) A meteorite.
(b) Gold.
(c) Oil.
(d) Silver.

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

4. What does the team initially use, as seen in Chapter 23, to remove the dirt over the top of the meteorite?
(a) Shovels.
(b) Graters.
(c) Back hoes.
(d) Spades.

5. Why does Masangkay touch his find in Chapter 1?
(a) He wants to lift it out of the ground.
(b) He is excited.
(c) He wants to take energy from it.
(d) He wants to see if it is real.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does McFarlane and Amira see jogging in foul weather on the deck of the Rolvaag in Chapter 20?

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

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 is McFarlane's pet theory that is revealed in Chapter 25?

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