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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Nestor Masangkay call Isla Desolacion?
(a) The edge of the world.
(b) The edge of the universe.
(c) A true place of desolation.
(d) A true frozen wonderland.

2. In Chapter 9, what author does Britton quote before she leaves Glinn?
(a) Stephen King.
(b) W.H. Auden.
(c) Edgar Allen Poe.
(d) T.S. Eliot.

3. What is the name of the meteorite that caused the falling out between McFarlane and Masangkay?
(a) MasanFarlane Meteorite.
(b) Chilean Meteorite.
(c) Tornarssuk Meteorite.
(d) Monty's Meteorite.

4. What illness does Puppup claim killed his wife in Chapter 36?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Measles.
(c) The plague.
(d) Chicken pox.

5. How has Glinn disguised the labs to be used in the recovery of the meteorite?
(a) To look like shipping containers.
(b) To look like a medical lab.
(c) To look like mining equipment.
(d) To look like oil excavating equipment.

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

7. What is the 'night lunch' mentioned in Chapter 11?
(a) McFarlane's nickname for a brief flirtation.
(b) A celebrated meal when a ship crosses the date line.
(c) A routine snack sailors partake in.
(d) The first meal upon the Rolvaag.

8. Who does Puppup believe is responsible for the deaths of Evans, Rochefort, and Masangkay?
(a) Hanuxa.
(b) Haraxa.
(c) Vallenar.
(d) Glinn.

9. 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 inside of the tunnel.
(b) Melted metal and burning tires.
(c) Melted rock and a burning corpse.
(d) Damage to the bottom of the meteorite.

10. What drink has been banned from the Rolvaag?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Spirits.
(c) Tea.
(d) Wine.

11. Who has Glinn hired to change the outward appearance of the ship purchased for the recovery of the meteorite?
(a) Hollywood Magic and Scenery.
(b) Professional ship builders.
(c) Industrial Light and Magic.
(d) Military camouflage experts.

12. In Chapter 31, Rochefort tells McFarlane they have placed what percentage of extra jacks under the meteorite?
(a) Ninety percent.
(b) Ten percent.
(c) Forty percent.
(d) Fifty percent.

13. What does Lloyd want to call the meteorite?
(a) Rolvaag meteorite.
(b) Chilean meteorite.
(c) Desolation meteorite.
(d) Lloyd meteorite.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nestor Masangkay looking for on Isla Desolacion?

2. What does Masangkay find using his electromagnetic tomographic sounder?

3. What color is the meteorite when it is finally exposed in Chapter 24?

4. What famous assassination are Glinn's team reenacting when McFarlane arrives at EES's offices in Chapter 6?

5. What does McFarlane want to call the meteorite?

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