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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 44, what does Glinn instruct his men to ask Britton to send to the staging area?
(a) Medical supplies.
(b) Food.
(c) A radio.
(d) A generator.

2. In Chapter 71, what item of jewelry does Amira ask to wear of McFarlane's in a moment of intimacy?
(a) His grandmother's brooch.
(b) His MIT ring.
(c) His high school class ring.
(d) His mother's wedding ring.

3. In Chapter 80, what does Britton discover missing from the main deck?
(a) All of the crew assigned to the area.
(b) Most of the maindeck.
(c) All the mining equipment.
(d) Most of the containers and several davits.

4. In Chapter 61, what is Britton counting down?
(a) Minutes until the Almirante Ramirez will surely be sunk.
(b) Minutes until they reach American waters.
(c) Minutes until they cross into international waters.
(d) Minutes until they return to the Chilean coast.

5. In Chapter 84, where do the survivors take refuge from the sea?
(a) Inside the abandoned Almirante Ramirez.
(b) An abandoned island.
(c) Along the side of the Rolvaag.
(d) The top of an ice island.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 74, what prevents the Rolvaag from hiding as it enters the Ice Limit?

2. In Chapter 52, why does Glinn have Lloyd locked in his suite on the Rolvaag?

3. In Chapter 59, what orders does Vallenar believe his men are awaiting?

4. In Chapter 61, what item does Glinn reveal he brought an entire case of on board the Rolvaag?

5. In Chapter 50, Vallenar learns he has been issued a second order to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. When McFarlane is on the phone with Lloyd in Chapter 49 he explains when the meteorite will be moved and learns about an impending problem for the expedition. McFarlane also senses that Lloyd is planning something. How will the meteorite be moved, what impending problem is coming, and what is Lloyd up to?

2. How does Britton feel about the actions Glinn took against her in Chapter 52 as described in Chapter 53? Who offers his loyal support to Britton? How does this make her feel?

3. What is Garza and his team doing in the cargo hold in Chapter 60? What danger does this pose?

4. In Chapter 80 Britton suggests it is time to use the dead man switch. What has caused her to come to this conclusion? What is the reaction of those around her?

5. What news does McFarlane bring the bridge in Chapter 72? What does Glinn do about it?

6. Why does Britton suggest in Chapter 57 that they will all go to jail when they return to America? What is Glinn's response?

7. What concerns does Glinn have about continuing the expedition in Chapter 46? What concerns does Britton express in the same chapter?

8. Where does Glinn go in Chapter 48? What is he wearing that suggests he expects danger on this trip?

9. What difficulties is the Almirante Ramirez suffering in Chapter 70 that makes its pursuit of the Rolvaag more difficult?

10. What happens in Chapter 77 when the Almirante Ramirez comes around the corner of the ice island and faces the Rolvaag?

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