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

2. What is the weather like in Chapter 1 as Masangkay unearths part of his find?
(a) Rainy.
(b) Hot.
(c) Dry.
(d) Snowy.

3. In Chapter 48, what threat does Vallenar make when Glinn refuses to return Timmer to him?
(a) He will arrest Glinn.
(b) He will blow the Rolvaag out of the water.
(c) He will arrest Lloyd.
(d) He will call in reinforcements.

4. In Chapter 61, what type of ship does Lloyd hope is following them into international waters?
(a) A Chilean military vessel.
(b) An American military vessel.
(c) A merchant ship.
(d) An American tanker.

5. What does McFarlane tell Glinn in chapter 47 when he asks how safe the meteorite is?
(a) That it is inert except when touched with salt.
(b) That it is dangerous and never should be placed on the Rolvaag.
(c) That it is inert except when touched by a human hand.
(d) That it is dangerous and should be dropped into the sea at the first opportunity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Nestor Masangkay call Isla Desolacion?

2. What does the team initially use, as seen in Chapter 23, to remove the dirt over the top of the meteorite?

3. What item of modern technology does Sam McFarlane attempt to get San Bushmen to use in order to help him search for meteorites?

4. In Chapter 53 Britton realizes Glinn is using what feature of the ship to help raise the ship to the level of the bluff in order to move the meteorite onto the tower built out of the cargo hold to safely lower the meteorite into the ship?

5. Where does Amira tell McFarlane that Glinn earned his military experience?

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