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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 36-43.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does McFarlane believe the meteorite's arrival on the island impacted the topography of the island?
(a) It landed during an eruption, causing its unique color.
(b) It caused a volcanic eruption.
(c) It created the volcano.
(d) It destroyed the volcano.

2. Where did Wilson Atcitty find a large bone protruding from a sandstone wall as described in Chapter 3?
(a) On the Arizona-New Mexico border.
(b) On the border of California and Mexico.
(c) In Chile.
(d) In Alaska.

3. What is a dead man switch?
(a) A switch to remove casualties of an accident quickly.
(b) A switch to cut power to the bridge in an emergency.
(c) A ejection switch to quickly remove the meteorite in an emergency.
(d) A switch to sink the ship should their mission be discovered.

4. In Chapter 9, what author does Britton quote before she leaves Glinn?
(a) T.S. Eliot.
(b) Edgar Allen Poe.
(c) W.H. Auden.
(d) Stephen King.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nestor Masangkay looking for on Isla Desolacion?

2. 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?

3. What is an electromagnetic tomographic sounder?

4. In Chapter 29, what does Amira say Glinn hates?

5. How does Puppup react in Chapter 21 as Lloyd, Glinn, and McFarlane admire Isla Desolacion?

(see the answer key)

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