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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Run and hide.
(b) Cover and run.
(c) Hide and dash.
(d) Cut and cover.

2. How big does Garza believe the meteorite is as discussed in Chapter 31?
(a) Ten feet in diameter.
(b) Forty-two feet in diameter.
(c) Four feet in diameter.
(d) Twenty feet in diameter.

3. 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 searching for silver.
(d) They are not mining for gas.

4. In Chapter 36, Puppup claims to have inherited the remaining treasures of the Yaghan Indians. What does he say he did with it?
(a) Sold it and drank the profits.
(b) Hid it on a remote island.
(c) Gave it to a museum.
(d) Sold it and gave it to his wife's family.

5. What element of the San Bushman language does McFarlane have trouble reproducing in Chapter 4?
(a) The strange clicks of the language.
(b) The trill of the r's.
(c) The guttural sounds of the language.
(d) The strange consonants.

6. What type of ship has Glinn purchased for the recovery of the meteorite?
(a) A cruise ship.
(b) An oil tanker.
(c) A military destroyer.
(d) A aircraft carrier.

7. How much does Garza believe the meteorite weighs as discussed in Chapter 31?
(a) Ten thousand ounces.
(b) Ten thousand tons.
(c) Ten hundred thousand tons.
(d) Ten thousand pounds.

8. In Chapter 42, what covers the sounds of Timmer's approach as he infiltrates the perimeter of the staging area?
(a) Voices in the staging area.
(b) An impending storm.
(c) Music from the staging area.
(d) Sand on the ground.

9. In Chapter 29, what does Amira say Glinn hates?
(a) Children.
(b) Hope.
(c) Uncertainty.
(d) Hard work.

10. In Chapter 42, what damage to the cart beneath the meteorite makes McFarlane believe the disturbance was an electrical arc rather than a bomb?
(a) Damage to the bottom of the meteorite.
(b) Damage to the inside of the tunnel.
(c) Melted rock and a burning corpse.
(d) Melted metal and burning tires.

11. In Chapter 42, how does Timmer find the door to the tunnel where the meteorite sits?
(a) He forces the guard to tell him before he kills him.
(b) He sees people milling around the open door.
(c) He sees the guard come from a steel door hidden under a insignificant worker's tent.
(d) He sees light beneath a keg of nails.

12. In Chapter 39, Vallenar reads a letter from what type of scientist?
(a) A medical researcher.
(b) A geologist.
(c) A meteorologist.
(d) A chemist.

13. What is an island of stability?
(a) A floating island that will not tip.
(b) A group of elements low on the periodic table that are stable.
(c) A ship that floats on the upper most layer of water.
(d) A hypothetical group of elements high on the periodic table that are stable.

14. What does McFarlane do to Masangkay's remains in Chapter 22?
(a) Leaves them exposed to the elements.
(b) Gathers them together to take back to the ship.
(c) Covers them with rocks.
(d) Buries them.

15. What unsettling thing does Vallenar do to the Rolvaag in Chapter 36?
(a) Boards them.
(b) Cruises toward them in a collision course.
(c) Locks weapons.
(d) Fires machine gun weapons at them.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason is it revealed in Chapter 9 Captain Britton went to rehab?

2. In Chapter 31, McFarlane claims the meteorite is like what element?

3. In Chapter 31, Rochefort tells McFarlane they have placed what percentage of extra jacks under the meteorite?

4. What role is Amira supposed to play while on the expedition?

5. Who does McFarlane and Amira see jogging in foul weather on the deck of the Rolvaag in Chapter 20?

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