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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Palmer Lloyd go to the Kalahari Desert to see Sam McFarlane in Chapter 4?
(a) To ask him to to ask Masangkay to sell Lloyd his latest discovery.
(b) To ask him to head his new science museum.
(c) To ask him to organize an expedition to recover a meteorite.
(d) To ask him to finish Masangkay's expedition.

2. In Chapter 46, what slows the progress of the meteorite as it is moved from its previous location to the bluffs above the Rolvaag?
(a) Glinn's orders.
(b) Vallenar's men.
(c) The snow field.
(d) A broken machine.

3. In Chapter 65, what does Glinn realize the Almirante Ramirez has really done?
(a) Trapped them against a reef.
(b) Forced them to surrender.
(c) Blocked off all means of escape.
(d) Forced them to drop the meteorite.

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

5. In Chapter 31, McFarlane claims the meteorite is like what element?
(a) Transition elements.
(b) Alkali metals.
(c) Noble gas.
(d) Metalloids.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 41, what does Garza call the plan that they intend to use to move the meteorite from the staging site to the bluffs above the Rolvaag?

2. What is an island of stability?

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

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

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

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