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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 ballists.
(b) The oil tanks in the center of the ship.
(c) The lower levels of the ship.
(d) The air tanks on the outside of the ship.

3. In Chapter 72, why does Glinn instruct his men to turn off the radar jamming equipment and ask Britton to cut the engines?
(a) To make Vallenar believe they are dead in the water.
(b) To make Vallenar come close enough to damage his ship on their wake.
(c) To attract the attention of a nearby naval base.
(d) To force Vallenar close enough for them to fire on his ship.

4. In Chapter 48, what threat does Vallenar make when Glinn refuses to return Timmer to him?
(a) He will call in reinforcements.
(b) He will arrest Lloyd.
(c) He will arrest Glinn.
(d) He will blow the Rolvaag out of the water.

5. In Chapter 51, what does the Almirante Ramirez do that causes tension on the Rolvaag's bridge?
(a) Fires with a machine gun.
(b) Locks on weapons.
(c) Moves to block the only exit to the channel.
(d) Fires a missle.

6. How long does it take to move the meteorite to the bluffs overlooking the Rolvaag?
(a) On month.
(b) One week.
(c) Two days.
(d) One day.

7. In Chapter 45, Glinn makes a comment about the mysterious dead man in Spanish. What does this statement suggest to both McFarlane and the reader?
(a) Glinn thinks the man was sent by Vallenar.
(b) Glinn speaks in Spanish when he does not want anyone to know what he is saying.
(c) Glinn has no clue who the man was or who sent him.
(d) Glinn is having a nervous breakdown.

8. In Chapter 46, what slows the progress of the meteorite as it is moved from its previous location to the bluffs above the Rolvaag?
(a) The snow field.
(b) A broken machine.
(c) Vallenar's men.
(d) Glinn's orders.

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

10. In Chapter 58, who does Lloyd give ultimate credit to for the success of the recovery of the meteorite?
(a) McFarlane.
(b) Himself.
(c) Glinn.
(d) Masangkay.

11. In Chapter 46, what event keeps Glinn and his scientists from understanding why the meteorite appears to kill when touched?
(a) The lightening that clearly killed Masangkay.
(b) Lloyd's touch of the meteorite when it was first uncovered.
(c) The bomb that must have killed Vallenar's man.
(d) McFarlane's touch of the meteorite the day it was first uncovered.

12. In Chapter 44, Glinn calls what person to inform them on the current situation?
(a) Lloyd's secretary.
(b) Chilean officials.
(c) Lloyd.
(d) McFarlane.

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

14. In Chapter 59, why is the box holding spare ship parts marked 40mm ordnance?
(a) To hide it from corrupt officials in the Navy Yard.
(b) To hide it from hijackers.
(c) To hide it from thieves.
(d) To hide it from the crew.

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) Twenty-four hours.
(c) Twenty minutes.
(d) Two hours.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 69, what does McFarlane hear in the cargo hold that helps him come to a conclusion as to what caused the meteorite to discharge electricity not only this one time, but every time?

3. In Chapter 61, what happens to the bridge's computers as they watch the movement on radar of the ship in pursuit of the Rolvaag?

4. In the final chapter of the novel, where do the survivors find themselves three days after rescue?

5. In Chapter 63, who is the first person interviewed in the investigation into the discharge of the meteorite?

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