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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What impending situation is mentioned in both Chapters 39 and 40?
(a) A possible panteonero.
(b) A hurricane.
(c) A possible earthquake.
(d) An expected tsunami.

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

4. What is McFarlane's pet theory that is revealed in Chapter 25?
(a) Meteorites buried so long they absorbe the color of the earth around them.
(b) Meteorites created by colliding stars.
(c) Interstellar meteorites.
(d) Intergalaxy meteorites.

5. 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.

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

7. In Chapter 32, what does Bramwell find unusual about Masangkay's bones?
(a) They are mixed with animal bones.
(b) They are all broken.
(c) They are all burnt.
(d) They are all too small for a male.

8. What does McFarlane want to call the meteorite?
(a) Masangkay meteorite.
(b) MasanFarlane meteorite.
(c) McFarlane meteorite.
(d) EES meteorite.

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

10. In Chapter 28, how does Vallenar force the man he is interviewing to tell him the truth?
(a) He beats him up.
(b) He cuts off his fingernail.
(c) He threatens to have him arrested.
(d) He promises a large payment.

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

12. What does Amira suggest is off about the color of the meteorite, as she explains in Chapter 25?
(a) It is paint put on the meteorite by jokesters.
(b) No known metal alloys can create such a color.
(c) No meteorite in history has ever been that color.
(d) It is only a reflection of the soil around it.

13. 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) Jefferson Channel.
(d) Elizabeth Channel.

14. In Chapter 31, McFarlane claims the meteorite is like what element?
(a) Metalloids.
(b) Noble gas.
(c) Alkali metals.
(d) Transition elements.

15. What does Amira claim uses more calories than jogging?
(a) Brain cells.
(b) Kissing.
(c) Heart cells.
(d) Swimming.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Wilson Atcitty find a large bone protruding from a sandstone wall as described in Chapter 3?

2. How does Glinn plan to keep the meteorite stable during travel?

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

4. What drink has been banned from the Rolvaag?

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

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