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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 78-85.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 56, why does Vallenar think the Rolvaag is still moored to the cliffs despite the incoming storm?
(a) Glinn has gone insane.
(b) Timmer has commandeered the ship.
(c) A helicopter crashed and took out the helm controls.
(d) Chilean rebells landed ont he ship and took it over.

2. 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?
(a) Cover and run.
(b) Cut and cover.
(c) Run and hide.
(d) Hide and dash.

3. What does McFarlane want to call the meteorite?
(a) McFarlane meteorite.
(b) EES meteorite.
(c) Masangkay meteorite.
(d) MasanFarlane meteorite.

4. What does Amira suggest is off about the color of the meteorite, as she explains in Chapter 25?
(a) No known metal alloys can create such a color.
(b) It is only a reflection of the soil around it.
(c) No meteorite in history has ever been that color.
(d) It is paint put on the meteorite by jokesters.

5. In Chapter 44, Glinn says that the meteorite has confounded all EES expectations. What does Glinn recommend they do now?
(a) Continue with caution.
(b) Abort the project.
(c) Call in reinforcements.
(d) Ask for help from another meteorite expert.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 57, what weapons system does Glinn reveal he has placed on the Rolvaag?

2. Who has Glinn hired to change the outward appearance of the ship purchased for the recovery of the meteorite?

3. In Chapter 36, Puppup claims to have inherited the remaining treasures of the Yaghan Indians. What does he say he did with it?

4. In Chapter 60, how long does it take the crew to make most of the welds?

5. What is the name of the Thomas Cole painting Palmer Lloyd loves the most of all his rare and valuable belongings, as described in Chapter 5?

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