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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 38, McFarlane recognizes the twin fangs of Hanuxa as what geological formations?
(a) Ancient man-made structures.
(b) Debris from platonic activity.
(c) Eroded boulders.
(d) Volcanic plugs.

2. 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?
(a) Chile does not own the island, the Yaghan Indians do.
(b) Meteorites belong to whoever recovers them first.
(c) Meteorites, no matter where they are located, are owned by the American government.
(d) Glinn and team have mining claims to the island.

3. What famous assassination are Glinn's team reenacting when McFarlane arrives at EES's offices in Chapter 6?
(a) John Fitzgerald Kennedy's death in Dallas.
(b) Lee Harvey Oswald's death in Dallas.
(c) Abraham Lincoln's death in Washington, D.C.
(d) Martin Luther King Jr.'s death in Memphis.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Masangkay touch his find in Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 44, Glinn says that the meteorite has confounded all EES expectations. What does Glinn recommend they do now?

3. In Chapter 59, how long does Vallenar believe he has before his ship is forced into the reefs beyond Isla Deceit?

4. What is the meaning of the term, dead in the water?

5. What unsettling thing does Vallenar do to the Rolvaag in Chapter 36?

(see the answer key)

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