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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 30, McFarlane says tests on a sample of the meteorite will reveal what properties?
(a) Electron configuration, chemical, and atomic radius.
(b) Electrical and chemical only.
(c) Physical, chemical, and electron configuration.
(d) Electrical, chemical, and physical.

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

5. What is a dead man switch?
(a) A switch to remove casualties of an accident quickly.
(b) A switch to sink the ship should their mission be discovered.
(c) A switch to cut power to the bridge in an emergency.
(d) A ejection switch to quickly remove the meteorite in an emergency.

6. 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) Glinn and team have mining claims to the island.
(b) Meteorites belong to whoever recovers them first.
(c) Chile does not own the island, the Yaghan Indians do.
(d) Meteorites, no matter where they are located, are owned by the American government.

7. Who, in Chapter 12, makes the loudest objection to the banned beverage?
(a) Brambell.
(b) McFarlane.
(c) Amira.
(d) Rochefort.

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

9. For what reason is it revealed in Chapter 9 Captain Britton went to rehab?
(a) Bulemia.
(b) Anorexia.
(c) Illegal drugs.
(d) Alcohol.

10. How much does Glinn tell Lloyd he will charge to complete the recovery of the meteorite from the Isla Desolacion in Chapter 8?
(a) One hundred million dollars.
(b) Three hundred fifty million dollars.
(c) One hundred fifty million dollars.
(d) Three hundred million dollars.

11. What happens in Chapter 33 when Glinn has the power to the hydraulic jacks brought up to seventy percent?
(a) The meteorite rises six centimeters.
(b) The meteorite moves too quickly.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The meteorite tips over.

12. What is the name of the Thomas Cole painting Palmer Lloyd loves the most of all his rare and valuable belongings, as described in Chapter 5?
(a) Sunny Morning in Acapulco.
(b) Sunny Morning in Chile.
(c) Sunny Morning on the Mississippi.
(d) Sunny Morning on the Hudson River.

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

14. Where does Amira tell McFarlane that Glinn earned his military experience?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Korea.
(c) Russia.
(d) Iraq.

15. What does the team initially use, as seen in Chapter 23, to remove the dirt over the top of the meteorite?
(a) Back hoes.
(b) Shovels.
(c) Spades.
(d) Graters.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Vallenar dislike disposable razors as discussed in Chapter 28?

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

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

5. What type of ship has Glinn purchased for the recovery of the meteorite?

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