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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 is the meaning of the term, dead in the water?
(a) A ship with no power.
(b) A ship that has lost the ability to turn.
(c) A ship that is not making headway.
(d) A ship unable to control its movement in the water.

2. Why does Glinn tell Britton in Chapter 18 that they should not worry about Vallenar?
(a) He is just a crazy old man.
(b) No one respects him enough to care about his opinion.
(c) No one believed him.
(d) He has no authority over them.

3. In Chapter 39, Vallenar reads a letter from what type of scientist?
(a) A geologist.
(b) A medical researcher.
(c) A meteorologist.
(d) A chemist.

4. How has Glinn disguised the labs to be used in the recovery of the meteorite?
(a) To look like a medical lab.
(b) To look like shipping containers.
(c) To look like oil excavating equipment.
(d) To look like mining equipment.

5. What unsettling thing does Vallenar do to the Rolvaag in Chapter 36?
(a) Fires machine gun weapons at them.
(b) Boards them.
(c) Locks weapons.
(d) Cruises toward them in a collision course.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 28, what item does Vallenar ask the man he is interviewing to give to him?

2. How big does Garza believe the meteorite is as discussed in Chapter 31?

3. According to Amira in Chapter 41, what is the look?

4. What is Brambell doing in Chapter 32 that he is forced to put aside to conduct the examination of Masangkay's remains?

5. In Chapter 54, who does Lloyd think is the only person who can get the meteorite out of Chile?

(see the answer key)

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