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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What famous assassination are Glinn's team reenacting when McFarlane arrives at EES's offices in Chapter 6?
(a) Abraham Lincoln's death in Washington, D.C.
(b) John Fitzgerald Kennedy's death in Dallas.
(c) Martin Luther King Jr.'s death in Memphis.
(d) Lee Harvey Oswald's death in Dallas.

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

7. What happens in Chapter 33 when Glinn orders the power stopped to all the jacks under the meteorite?
(a) The jacks fail.
(b) The jacks drop the meteorite.
(c) The jacks lock up.
(d) The jacks fall too quickly.

8. Why does Vallenar dislike disposable razors as discussed in Chapter 28?
(a) Two blades are not enough to give a good shave.
(b) They are cheap.
(c) They do not shave closely enough.
(d) Two blades are a waste when one is good enough. It is typical of American inventions.

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

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

11. What is the profession of the man Vallenar interviews in Chapter 28?
(a) Dealer in cheap ship repair equipment.
(b) Dealer in illegal government documents.
(c) Dealer in illegal surveillance.
(d) Dealer in used eletronic equipment.

12. What is the weather like in Chapter 1 as Masangkay unearths part of his find?
(a) Dry.
(b) Rainy.
(c) Hot.
(d) Snowy.

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

14. What role is Amira supposed to play while on the expedition?
(a) McFarlane's secretary.
(b) Glinn's secretary.
(c) McFarlane's assistant.
(d) Glinn's assistant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an island of stability?

2. How does McFarlane believe the meteorite's arrival on the island impacted the topography of the island?

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

4. Why does Glinn tell Britton in Chapter 18 that they should not worry about Vallenar?

5. Who does Puppup believe is responsible for the deaths of Evans, Rochefort, and Masangkay?

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