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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. What type of bit do Amira and McFarlane attempt to drill the meteorite with?
(a) A diamond bit.
(b) A glass bit.
(c) A steel bit.
(d) An iron bit.

2. How has Glinn disguised the labs to be used in the recovery of the meteorite?
(a) To look like shipping containers.
(b) To look like oil excavating equipment.
(c) To look like mining equipment.
(d) To look like a medical lab.

3. How much does Glinn tell Lloyd he will charge to complete the recovery of the meteorite from the Isla Desolacion in Chapter 8?
(a) Three hundred million dollars.
(b) One hundred fifty million dollars.
(c) One hundred million dollars.
(d) Three hundred fifty million dollars.

4. Where does Glinn ask to meet McFarlane in Chapter 20?
(a) The bridge.
(b) The captain's mess.
(c) The sickbay.
(d) The library.

5. What does Rochefort manually release on the jacks in Chapter 34?
(a) The hydraulic valves.
(b) The computer control.
(c) The clasp connecting the jacks to the meteorite.
(d) The power cables.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 39, who does Vallenar wish to interrogate about the actions of the Americans on the Rolvaag?

2. In Chapter 42, what covers the sounds of Timmer's approach as he infiltrates the perimeter of the staging area?

3. What does the team initially use, as seen in Chapter 23, to remove the dirt over the top of the meteorite?

4. 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?

5. What does Amira suggest is off about the color of the meteorite, as she explains in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Masangkay anticipate will be the rewards for discovering a unique meteorite on the Isla Desolacion? Who does he wish to pay back?

4. What is being auction at a Christie's auction house in Chapter 3? What is unusual about the buyer?

5. Where does Glinn find Captain Britton? How does this pertain to her decision to take the job he has offered her?

6. Why does McFarlane take the broken drill bit to the ship? What does he find on it? What does he decide to do next?

7. Why does Rochefort go into the tunnel with the jacked up meteorite in Chapter 34? What happens?

8. Who arrives on the Rolvaag via helicopter in Chapter 20? What is the purpose of this visit?

9. What causes the computers on the island to fail? What is found in the tunnel with the meteorite?

10. What report does McFarlane find in Amira's quarters in Chapter 37? What does this report say? How does McFarlane feel about this report?

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