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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 61, what is Britton counting down?
(a) Minutes until they cross into international waters.
(b) Minutes until they reach American waters.
(c) Minutes until they return to the Chilean coast.
(d) Minutes until the Almirante Ramirez will surely be sunk.

2. What state does the meteorite become when it reaches its melting point?
(a) Gas.
(b) Semi-liquid.
(c) Vapor.
(d) Liquid.

3. What meal does McFarlane recall in Chapter 22 that Masangkay attempted to share with him five years previously as they hid from armored trucks in a foreign country?
(a) Cold sandwiches.
(b) Sardines.
(c) Spam.
(d) Ramen noodles.

4. In Chapter 78, how long can the Rolvaag expect to have auxiliary power?
(a) Twenty hours.
(b) Three hours.
(c) Fifteen hours.
(d) Twenty-five hours.

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 by a human hand.
(b) That it is inert except when touched with salt.
(c) That it is dangerous and should be dropped into the sea at the first opportunity.
(d) That it is dangerous and never should be placed on the Rolvaag.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 32, what does Bramwell find unusual about Masangkay's bones?

2. In Chapter 48, why does Glinn visit the Almirante Ramirez?

3. 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?

4. In Chapter 42, what covers the sounds of Timmer's approach as he infiltrates the perimeter of the staging area?

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

(see the answer key)

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