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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Amira suggest is off about the color of the meteorite, as she explains in Chapter 25?
(a) No meteorite in history has ever been that color.
(b) No known metal alloys can create such a color.
(c) It is paint put on the meteorite by jokesters.
(d) It is only a reflection of the soil around it.

3. What state does the meteorite become when it reaches its melting point?
(a) Vapor.
(b) Liquid.
(c) Gas.
(d) Semi-liquid.

4. In Chapter 41, what does Garza call the plan that they intend to use to move the meteorite from the staging site to the bluffs above the Rolvaag?
(a) Cut and cover.
(b) Cover and run.
(c) Run and hide.
(d) Hide and dash.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 42, what damage to the cart beneath the meteorite makes McFarlane believe the disturbance was an electrical arc rather than a bomb?

2. Why does Masangkay touch his find in Chapter 1?

3. What does the team initially use, as seen in Chapter 23, to remove the dirt over the top of the meteorite?

4. For what reason is it revealed in Chapter 9 Captain Britton went to rehab?

5. What does McFarlane do to Masangkay's remains in Chapter 22?

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