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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 role is Amira supposed to play while on the expedition?
(a) McFarlane's assistant.
(b) Glinn's assistant.
(c) McFarlane's secretary.
(d) Glinn's secretary.

2. In Chapter 57, what does Glinn want Puppup to do?
(a) Tell them where they can safely hide from the Almirante Ramirez.
(b) Direct the Rolvaag into an inner cove.
(c) Radio Chilean authorities to force Vallenar to back off of them.
(d) Direct the Rolvaag safely through the reefs.

3. What does McFarlane tell Glinn in chapter 47 when he asks how safe the meteorite is?
(a) That it is inert except when touched by a human hand.
(b) That it is dangerous and should be dropped into the sea at the first opportunity.
(c) That it is dangerous and never should be placed on the Rolvaag.
(d) That it is inert except when touched with salt.

4. In Chapter 48, why does Glinn visit the Almirante Ramirez?
(a) To distract him from the removal of gold mined from the island.
(b) To distract Vallenar from the dropping of the meteorite into the Rolvaag's hold.
(c) To distract him from the removal of Timmer's body from the island.
(d) To distract him from the Rolvaag's attempted escape from the channel.

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?
(a) Twenty-five hundred thousand tons.
(b) Twenty-five hundred thousand pounds.
(c) Twenty-five thousand tons.
(d) Twenty-five thousand pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 57, whom does Glinn feel admires him for his actions?

2. In Chapter 30, McFarlane says tests on a sample of the meteorite will reveal what properties?

3. In Chapter 51, what does Britton say she will not allow on board her vessel?

4. What is the weather like in Chapter 1 as Masangkay unearths part of his find?

5. Who has Glinn hired to change the outward appearance of the ship purchased for the recovery of the meteorite?

(see the answer key)

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