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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. In Chapter 35, Glinn tells the team that the mass of the meteorite has been updated after the jack failure. What is the new estimated mass?
(a) Twenty-five hundred thousand pounds.
(b) Twenty-five thousand pounds.
(c) Twenty-five thousand tons.
(d) Twenty-five hundred thousand tons.

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

3. What is an island of stability?
(a) A floating island that will not tip.
(b) A group of elements low on the periodic table that are stable.
(c) A hypothetical group of elements high on the periodic table that are stable.
(d) A ship that floats on the upper most layer of water.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens in Chapter 33 when Glinn orders the power stopped to all the jacks under the meteorite?

2. What is the name of the Thomas Cole painting Palmer Lloyd loves the most of all his rare and valuable belongings, as described in Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 42, how does Timmer find the door to the tunnel where the meteorite sits?

4. What does Amira claim uses more calories than jogging?

5. Where did Wilson Atcitty find a large bone protruding from a sandstone wall as described in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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

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. What operation has Glinn had his men set up on the island to fool any Chilean officials who happen to be watching them? Is anyone watching them?

8. For what reason does Glinn want to add Puppup to their crew? Where does Glinn find Puppup in Chapter 18?

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

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

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