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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 45, Glinn makes a comment about the mysterious dead man in Spanish. What does this statement suggest to both McFarlane and the reader?
(a) Glinn thinks the man was sent by Vallenar.
(b) Glinn speaks in Spanish when he does not want anyone to know what he is saying.
(c) Glinn has no clue who the man was or who sent him.
(d) Glinn is having a nervous breakdown.

2. Why does Masangkay touch his find in Chapter 1?
(a) He wants to lift it out of the ground.
(b) He is excited.
(c) He wants to take energy from it.
(d) He wants to see if it is real.

3. In Chapter 42, what damage to the cart beneath the meteorite makes McFarlane believe the disturbance was an electrical arc rather than a bomb?
(a) Damage to the inside of the tunnel.
(b) Melted metal and burning tires.
(c) Melted rock and a burning corpse.
(d) Damage to the bottom of the meteorite.

4. What is an island of stability?
(a) A ship that floats on the upper most layer of water.
(b) A floating island that will not tip.
(c) A hypothetical group of elements high on the periodic table that are stable.
(d) A group of elements low on the periodic table that are stable.

5. In Chapter 28, how does Vallenar force the man he is interviewing to tell him the truth?
(a) He cuts off his fingernail.
(b) He promises a large payment.
(c) He threatens to have him arrested.
(d) He beats him up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Christie's, the setting of Chapter 3?

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

3. In Chapter 64, where does Britton plan to take the Rolvag out of Drake Passage?

4. In Chapter 55, what part of the ship does Britton report has hit the edge of the bluff?

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

(see the answer key)

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