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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What item of modern technology does Sam McFarlane attempt to get San Bushmen to use in order to help him search for meteorites?
(a) Metal detectors.
(b) Seismograph machines.
(c) Large magnets.
(d) Cell phones.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. What type of ship has Glinn purchased for the recovery of the meteorite?
(a) A cruise ship.
(b) A aircraft carrier.
(c) An oil tanker.
(d) A military destroyer.

12. In Chapter 38, Amira tells McFarlane that she collected what unusual arachnid?
(a) Tarantulas.
(b) Black widows.
(c) Brown recluse.
(d) Scorpions.

13. In Chapter 38, McFarlane recognizes the twin fangs of Hanuxa as what geological formations?
(a) Debris from platonic activity.
(b) Volcanic plugs.
(c) Eroded boulders.
(d) Ancient man-made structures.

14. Who does McFarlane and Amira see jogging in foul weather on the deck of the Rolvaag in Chapter 20?
(a) Glinn.
(b) Britton.
(c) Bramwell.
(d) Howell.

15. What is the melting point of the meteorite?
(a) One point two thousand degrees Kelvin.
(b) One point two million degrees Kelvin.
(c) One point two hundred degrees Kelvin.
(d) One point two degrees Kelvin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Lloyd promise to pay McFarlane in the end of Chapter 4?

2. In Chapter 35, Glinn tells the team that the mass of the meteorite has been updated after the jack failure. What is the new estimated mass?

3. In Chapter 39, Vallenar reads a letter from what type of scientist?

4. Why does Masangkay touch his find in Chapter 1?

5. What is the weather like in Chapter 1 as Masangkay unearths part of his find?

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