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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 illness does Puppup claim killed his wife in Chapter 36?
(a) Chicken pox.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) The plague.
(d) Measles.

2. In Chapter 57, why does Glinn feel the Rolvaag's actions against the Almirante Ramirez were justified?
(a) The Almirante Ramirez was not supposed to be in that channel anyway.
(b) The Almirante Ramirez fired first.
(c) The Almirante Ramirez's captain is acting outside his authority.
(d) The panteonero will sink the Almirante Ramirez, not their actions.

3. 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 thousand pounds.
(c) Twenty-five thousand tons.
(d) Twenty-five hundred thousand pounds.

4. In Chapter 51, what does the Almirante Ramirez do that causes tension on the Rolvaag's bridge?
(a) Moves to block the only exit to the channel.
(b) Locks on weapons.
(c) Fires with a machine gun.
(d) Fires a missle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What role is Amira supposed to play while on the expedition?

2. How long does it take to move the meteorite to the bluffs overlooking the Rolvaag?

3. Why does Palmer Lloyd go to the Kalahari Desert to see Sam McFarlane in Chapter 4?

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

5. What is the name of the channel where the Rolvaag lowers its anchor during the recovery of the meteorite?

(see the answer key)

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