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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 53-59.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 55, what part of the ship does Britton report has hit the edge of the bluff?
(a) The aft shipping containers.
(b) The tower holding the meteorite.
(c) The crane on deck.
(d) The hull.

2. What does Lloyd want to call the meteorite?
(a) Lloyd meteorite.
(b) Chilean meteorite.
(c) Rolvaag meteorite.
(d) Desolation meteorite.

3. How does Glinn plan to keep the meteorite stable during travel?
(a) By placing it in a shipping container.
(b) By tying it down with cargo straps.
(c) By wrapping it plastic.
(d) By placing it in a cradle.

4. Where does Amira tell McFarlane that Glinn earned his military experience?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Russia.
(d) Korea.

5. How does Puppup react in Chapter 21 as Lloyd, Glinn, and McFarlane admire Isla Desolacion?
(a) He insists it is his island, not theirs.
(b) He cries.
(c) He walks away.
(d) He laughs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 36, Puppup claims to have inherited the remaining treasures of the Yaghan Indians. What does he say he did with it?

2. In Chapter 48, what threat does Vallenar make when Glinn refuses to return Timmer to him?

3. What happens in Chapter 33 when Glinn orders the power stopped to all the jacks under the meteorite?

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

5. 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?

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