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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 impending situation is mentioned in both Chapters 39 and 40?
(a) A possible earthquake.
(b) A possible panteonero.
(c) An expected tsunami.
(d) A hurricane.

2. What item of modern technology does Sam McFarlane attempt to get San Bushmen to use in order to help him search for meteorites?
(a) Cell phones.
(b) Seismograph machines.
(c) Large magnets.
(d) Metal detectors.

3. What is Brambell doing in Chapter 32 that he is forced to put aside to conduct the examination of Masangkay's remains?
(a) Reading.
(b) Writing.
(c) Watching television.
(d) Eating.

4. What is the 'night lunch' mentioned in Chapter 11?
(a) The first meal upon the Rolvaag.
(b) A celebrated meal when a ship crosses the date line.
(c) A routine snack sailors partake in.
(d) McFarlane's nickname for a brief flirtation.

5. In Chapter 42, what damage to the cart beneath the meteorite makes McFarlane believe the disturbance was an electrical arc rather than a bomb?
(a) Melted rock and a burning corpse.
(b) Melted metal and burning tires.
(c) Damage to the bottom of the meteorite.
(d) Damage to the inside of the tunnel.

Short Answer Questions

1. How big does Garza believe the meteorite is as discussed in Chapter 31?

2. 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?

3. Why does Palmer Lloyd go to the Kalahari Desert to see Sam McFarlane in Chapter 4?

4. What does Rochefort manually release on the jacks in Chapter 34?

5. In Chapter 38, McFarlane recognizes the twin fangs of Hanuxa as what geological formations?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. Why does Glinn insist that McFarlane accompany him to the island where they will be interviewed by customs? Why does Glinn want himself and McFarlane to present fake passports when they arrive in Chile?

5. Why does Glinn's team make an effort to make the ship they are preparing for the expedition look older than it really is?

6. 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?

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

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

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

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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