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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 forces the guard to tell him before he kills him.
(b) He sees the guard come from a steel door hidden under a insignificant worker's tent.
(c) He sees people milling around the open door.
(d) He sees light beneath a keg of nails.

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

3. In Chapter 39, Vallenar reads a letter from what type of scientist?
(a) A meteorologist.
(b) A geologist.
(c) A chemist.
(d) A medical researcher.

4. What is Brambell doing in Chapter 32 that he is forced to put aside to conduct the examination of Masangkay's remains?
(a) Reading.
(b) Watching television.
(c) Writing.
(d) Eating.

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

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

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

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

9. What did Nestor Masangkay call Isla Desolacion?
(a) A true frozen wonderland.
(b) The edge of the world.
(c) The edge of the universe.
(d) A true place of desolation.

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

11. What is an electromagnetic tomographic sounder?
(a) A machine used to see underneath the earth without digging.
(b) A machine used to measure earthquakes.
(c) A machine used to dig in isolated areas.
(d) A machine used to find magnetic activity under the groun.

12. What does Masangkay find using his electromagnetic tomographic sounder?
(a) Oil.
(b) Silver.
(c) Gold.
(d) A meteorite.

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

14. What does Lloyd want to call the meteorite?
(a) Lloyd meteorite.
(b) Chilean meteorite.
(c) Rolvaag meteorite.
(d) Desolation meteorite.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 38, Amira tells McFarlane that she collected what unusual arachnid?

2. What item of modern technology does Sam McFarlane attempt to get San Bushmen to use in order to help him search for meteorites?

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

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

5. What natural landmark marks the area where Masangkay made his camp?

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