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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 39, who does Vallenar wish to interrogate about the actions of the Americans on the Rolvaag?
(a) The custom officials.
(b) Britton.
(c) Puppup.
(d) Glinn.

2. Who does Glinn reveal has the only key to the dead man switch in Chapter 13?
(a) Glinn, Rochefort, and Garza.
(b) Glinn, Lloyd, and Britton.
(c) Glinn, McFarlane, and Howell.
(d) Glinn, McFarlane, and Amira.

3. Who is the author of the story mentioned in Chapter 12, 'Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket'?
(a) T.S. Eliot.
(b) Edgar Allen Poe.
(c) Stephen King.
(d) Stephen Crane.

4. Where does Amira tell McFarlane that Glinn earned his military experience?
(a) Korea.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Russia.

5. In Chapter 38, McFarlane recognizes the twin fangs of Hanuxa as what geological formations?
(a) Eroded boulders.
(b) Debris from platonic activity.
(c) Ancient man-made structures.
(d) Volcanic plugs.

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

3. What type of bit do Amira and McFarlane attempt to drill the meteorite with?

4. How much does Garza believe the meteorite weighs as discussed in Chapter 31?

5. Why does Masangkay touch his find in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What crime does Puppup tell Glinn Vallenar once committed? What was calculated about this crime?

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

7. What strikes McFarlane as luxurious when he boards the Rolvaag for the first time? What is Glinn's explanation for this unexpected luxury?

8. What does Dr. Brambell say caused Masangkay's death? How does this impact the expedition at this point?

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

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

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