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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What drink has been banned from the Rolvaag?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Tea.
(c) Spirits.
(d) Wine.

2. In Chapter 45, Glinn makes a comment about the mysterious dead man in Spanish. What does this statement suggest to both McFarlane and the reader?
(a) Glinn has no clue who the man was or who sent him.
(b) Glinn speaks in Spanish when he does not want anyone to know what he is saying.
(c) Glinn thinks the man was sent by Vallenar.
(d) Glinn is having a nervous breakdown.

3. In Chapter 36, Glinn claims his great-great-great grandfather kidnapped what relative of Puppup's?
(a) His great-great-great uncle.
(b) His great-great-great grandmother.
(c) His great-great-great aunt.
(d) His great-great-great grandfather.

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

5. How much does Lloyd promise to pay McFarlane in the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Three quarters of a million dollars.
(b) One hundred thousand dollars.
(c) Half a million dollars.
(d) One million dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 46, Britton expresses concern about having the meteorite on her ship. How does Glinn convince her to go forward with it?

2. In Chapter 53 Britton realizes Glinn is using what feature of the ship to help raise the ship to the level of the bluff in order to move the meteorite onto the tower built out of the cargo hold to safely lower the meteorite into the ship?

3. In Chapter 57, what weapons system does Glinn reveal he has placed on the Rolvaag?

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

5. In Chapter 28, how does Vallenar force the man he is interviewing to tell him the truth?

(see the answer key)

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