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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Amira in Chapter 41, what is the look?
(a) An expression as though mesmerized workers get when they see the meteorite.
(b) An expression of excitment when the meteorite is mentioned.
(c) An expression of sickness when the Rolvaag is mentioned.
(d) An expression of fear when the storm is mentioned.

2. In Chapter 28, how does Vallenar force the man he is interviewing to tell him the truth?
(a) He threatens to have him arrested.
(b) He cuts off his fingernail.
(c) He beats him up.
(d) He promises a large payment.

3. How does Glinn plan to keep the meteorite stable during travel?
(a) By wrapping it plastic.
(b) By placing it in a cradle.
(c) By placing it in a shipping container.
(d) By tying it down with cargo straps.

4. What does McFarlane do to Masangkay's remains in Chapter 22?
(a) Covers them with rocks.
(b) Buries them.
(c) Leaves them exposed to the elements.
(d) Gathers them together to take back to the ship.

5. In Chapter 41, what does Garza call the plan that they intend to use to move the meteorite from the staging site to the bluffs above the Rolvaag?
(a) Cover and run.
(b) Hide and dash.
(c) Cut and cover.
(d) Run and hide.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Glinn tell Lloyd he will charge to complete the recovery of the meteorite from the Isla Desolacion in Chapter 8?

2. What does Masangkay find using his electromagnetic tomographic sounder?

3. In Chapter 36, Glinn claims his great-great-great grandfather kidnapped what relative of Puppup's?

4. What drink has been banned from the Rolvaag?

5. In Chapter 9, what author does Britton quote before she leaves Glinn?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes a near collision in Chapter 18 with the Rolvaag? What does this suggest about the dangers of the expedition?

2. What does McFarlane learn about Amira's relationship with Glinn in Chapter 38 that sheds light on Glinn's personality?

3. Who are the people Sam McFarlane has hired to help him search for meteorites in the Kalahari Desert? How does he win their trust? How does he lose it?

4. What proof in Chapter 30 do McFarlane and Amira get from Glinn that supports their theory that the meteorite is interstellar rather than having come from our solar system?

5. How does Glinn and his team plan to move the meteorite from one side of the island to the other?

6. Why is a guard posted at the camp where the meteorite is sitting? What happens on the first night of guard duty?

7. Why does McFarlane tell Britton in chapter 14 that he decided to study meteorites? What question does Britton ask McFarlane about this expedition?

8. Why does Glinn gather his team and suggest they end the expedition in Chapter 35? Do they?

9. What does Glinn's company, Effective Engineering Solutions, Inc., do? What is their success record? Why does Lloyd hire them?

10. What unusual findings do McFarlane and Glinn make when they remove Masangkay's body for study on the ship in Chapter 27?

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