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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 64, Glinn repeatedly suggests Vallenar will do what?
(a) Attack them.
(b) Leave them alone.
(c) Turn around.
(d) Call in reinforcements.

2. What does McFarlane tell Glinn in chapter 47 when he asks how safe the meteorite is?
(a) That it is dangerous and should be dropped into the sea at the first opportunity.
(b) That it is dangerous and never should be placed on the Rolvaag.
(c) That it is inert except when touched with salt.
(d) That it is inert except when touched by a human hand.

3. In Chapter 53 Britton realizes Glinn is using what feature of the ship to help raise the ship to the level of the bluff in order to move the meteorite onto the tower built out of the cargo hold to safely lower the meteorite into the ship?
(a) The air tanks on the outside of the ship.
(b) The oil tanks in the center of the ship.
(c) The lower levels of the ship.
(d) The ballists.

4. In Chapter 55, what part of the ship does Britton report has hit the edge of the bluff?
(a) The tower holding the meteorite.
(b) The hull.
(c) The crane on deck.
(d) The aft shipping containers.

5. In Chapter 48, why does Glinn visit the Almirante Ramirez?
(a) To distract Vallenar from the dropping of the meteorite into the Rolvaag's hold.
(b) To distract him from the removal of Timmer's body from the island.
(c) To distract him from the Rolvaag's attempted escape from the channel.
(d) To distract him from the removal of gold mined from the island.

6. In Chapter 60, what order is given to the work crew in regards to their interaction with the meteorite?
(a) Not to damage it with the heat of the torches.
(b) Not to damage the cradle.
(c) Not to hit it with welding compound.
(d) Not to touch it.

7. In Chapter 61, what type of job does Lloyd decide he will offer Puppup at the Lloyd Museum?
(a) Administration or transportation.
(b) Transportation or maintenance.
(c) Security or maintenance.
(d) Security or janitorial.

8. In Chapter 84, where do the survivors take refuge from the sea?
(a) An abandoned island.
(b) The top of an ice island.
(c) Along the side of the Rolvaag.
(d) Inside the abandoned Almirante Ramirez.

9. In Chapter 57, why does Glinn feel the Rolvaag's actions against the Almirante Ramirez were justified?
(a) The Almirante Ramirez's captain is acting outside his authority.
(b) The Almirante Ramirez fired first.
(c) The panteonero will sink the Almirante Ramirez, not their actions.
(d) The Almirante Ramirez was not supposed to be in that channel anyway.

10. In Chapter 75, what does Britton notice is different about the Rolvaag?
(a) The shape of the deck.
(b) The sound of the engines.
(c) The sound of the computers.
(d) The shape of the bridge.

11. In Chapter 64, where does Britton plan to take the Rolvag out of Drake Passage?
(a) Toward the Ice Limit.
(b) Toward American waters.
(c) Toward a British Naval Base on Georgia Island.
(d) Toward South America to escape the gale.

12. What is the cradle where the meteorite is to sit in the ship designed for?
(a) To keep the meteorite from releasing a jolt of electricity.
(b) To keep the meteorite from shifting.
(c) To keep the meteorite from crushing someone.
(d) To keep the meteorite from being damaged.

13. What is the meaning of the term, dead in the water?
(a) A ship unable to control its movement in the water.
(b) A ship with no power.
(c) A ship that is not making headway.
(d) A ship that has lost the ability to turn.

14. In Chapter 57, what does Glinn want Puppup to do?
(a) Radio Chilean authorities to force Vallenar to back off of them.
(b) Tell them where they can safely hide from the Almirante Ramirez.
(c) Direct the Rolvaag safely through the reefs.
(d) Direct the Rolvaag into an inner cove.

15. In Chapter 53, how long does it take for the meteorite to become settled on the tower that will lower it into the cargo hold?
(a) Forty-five minutes.
(b) Two hours.
(c) Twenty minutes.
(d) Twenty-four hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 73, what failure does Garza report will cause the meteorite to eventually break free of its cradle?

2. In Chapter 61, what type of ship does Lloyd hope is following them into international waters?

3. In Chapter 47, what reason does Glinn give McFarlane for keeping in communications with Lloyd?

4. In Chapter 47, who does McFarlane point out is blocking the only exit out of the channel?

5. In Chapter 81, who does Lloyd threaten to kill with his bares hands should this person use the dead man switch?

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