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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 39, what does the letter Vallenar reads tell him about the Rolvaag's mining expedition on Isla Desolacion?
(a) They are searching for oil.
(b) They are not searching for gold.
(c) They are not mining for gas.
(d) They are searching for silver.

2. How does Puppup react in Chapter 21 as Lloyd, Glinn, and McFarlane admire Isla Desolacion?
(a) He walks away.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He insists it is his island, not theirs.
(d) He cries.

3. 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) The snow field.
(b) Vallenar's men.
(c) Glinn's orders.
(d) A broken machine.

4. 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 finish Masangkay's expedition.
(c) To ask him to organize an expedition to recover a meteorite.
(d) To ask him to head his new science museum.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 50, Vallenar learns he has been issued a second order to do what?

2. In Chapter 52, why does Glinn have Lloyd locked in his suite on the Rolvaag?

3. In Chapter 61, what is Britton counting down?

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

5. In Chapter 51, what does the Almirante Ramirez do that causes tension on the Rolvaag's bridge?

(see the answer key)

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