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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 60-68.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what author does Britton quote before she leaves Glinn?
(a) Edgar Allen Poe.
(b) W.H. Auden.
(c) T.S. Eliot.
(d) Stephen King.

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

3. Who has Glinn hired to change the outward appearance of the ship purchased for the recovery of the meteorite?
(a) Military camouflage experts.
(b) Hollywood Magic and Scenery.
(c) Professional ship builders.
(d) Industrial Light and Magic.

4. What is Brambell doing in Chapter 32 that he is forced to put aside to conduct the examination of Masangkay's remains?
(a) Eating.
(b) Watching television.
(c) Writing.
(d) Reading.

5. In Chapter 42, how does Timmer find the door to the tunnel where the meteorite sits?
(a) He sees the guard come from a steel door hidden under a insignificant worker's tent.
(b) He sees light beneath a keg of nails.
(c) He forces the guard to tell him before he kills him.
(d) He sees people milling around the open door.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 39, who does Vallenar wish to interrogate about the actions of the Americans on the Rolvaag?

2. In Chapter 62, how many men did the Almirante Ramirez lose in the attempt to fix the propellers?

3. In Chapter 48, why does Glinn visit the Almirante Ramirez?

4. In Chapter 61, who does Glinn send to take care of the apparent discharge from the meteorite?

5. In Chapter 13 Glinn claims they have legal right to take the meteorite despite their desire to keep the meteorite secret. How is this true?

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