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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Glinn reveal has the only key to the dead man switch in Chapter 13?
(a) Glinn, Lloyd, and Britton.
(b) Glinn, McFarlane, and Howell.
(c) Glinn, McFarlane, and Amira.
(d) Glinn, Rochefort, and Garza.

4. What is the name of the channel where the Rolvaag lowers its anchor during the recovery of the meteorite?
(a) Lincoln Channel.
(b) Franklin Channel.
(c) Elizabeth Channel.
(d) Jefferson Channel.

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

6. In Chapter 17, why does Comandante Vallenar tell custom officials that the Americans are after gold on Isla Desolacion?
(a) He believes all foreigners are looking for gold.
(b) He does not want them given the right to step on Chilean soil.
(c) He has tried to mine gold there himself.
(d) He does not believe there is iron ore on the island.

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

8. In Chapter 13 Glinn claims they have legal right to take the meteorite despite their desire to keep the meteorite secret. How is this true?
(a) Meteorites belong to whoever recovers them first.
(b) Chile does not own the island, the Yaghan Indians do.
(c) Glinn and team have mining claims to the island.
(d) Meteorites, no matter where they are located, are owned by the American government.

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

10. How much does Lloyd promise to pay McFarlane in the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Three quarters of a million dollars.
(b) One million dollars.
(c) One hundred thousand dollars.
(d) Half a million dollars.

11. What does panteonero mean?
(a) Cemetery wind.
(b) Death's breath.
(c) Typhoon.
(d) Graveyard breeze.

12. Where did Wilson Atcitty find a large bone protruding from a sandstone wall as described in Chapter 3?
(a) On the border of California and Mexico.
(b) On the Arizona-New Mexico border.
(c) In Chile.
(d) In Alaska.

13. What color is the meteorite when it is finally exposed in Chapter 24?
(a) Grey.
(b) Blue.
(c) Brown.
(d) Red.

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

15. What does Glinn provide in Chapter 23 to help christen the meteorite?
(a) Champagne.
(b) Wine.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Carbonated apple juice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of bit do Amira and McFarlane attempt to drill the meteorite with?

3. What drink has been banned from the Rolvaag?

4. Where does Amira tell McFarlane that Glinn earned his military experience?

5. Who is the author of the story mentioned in Chapter 12, 'Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket'?

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