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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 63, who is the first person interviewed in the investigation into the discharge of the meteorite?
(a) Amira.
(b) Timmer.
(c) Garza.
(d) McFarlane.

2. 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) Sardines.
(b) Spam.
(c) Cold sandwiches.
(d) Ramen noodles.

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

4. In Chapter 80, what does Britton discover missing from the main deck?
(a) All the mining equipment.
(b) Most of the containers and several davits.
(c) Most of the maindeck.
(d) All of the crew assigned to the area.

5. In Chapter 64, where does Britton plan to take the Rolvag out of Drake Passage?
(a) Toward a British Naval Base on Georgia Island.
(b) Toward the Ice Limit.
(c) Toward South America to escape the gale.
(d) Toward American waters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Brambell doing in Chapter 32 that he is forced to put aside to conduct the examination of Masangkay's remains?

2. In Chapter 69, what are investigators looking at in an attempt to find out what happened to cause the meteorite to discharge electricity in the cargo hold?

3. What did the large bone found in a sandstone wall of a canyon turn out to be as described in Chapter 3?

4. In the final chapter of the novel, where do the survivors find themselves three days after rescue?

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

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