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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 59, what orders does Vallenar believe his men are awaiting?
(a) To repair the ship.
(b) To abandon ship.
(c) To report to battle stations.
(d) To order an SOS.

2. In Chapter 60, how long does it take the crew to make most of the welds?
(a) Thirty-two minutes.
(b) Twenty-two minutes.
(c) Twelve minutes.
(d) Twenty minutes.

3. In Chapter 81, who does Lloyd threaten to kill with his bares hands should this person use the dead man switch?
(a) Glinn.
(b) McFarlane.
(c) Britton.
(d) Amira.

4. In Chapter 80, where does Britton recall having seen a ship break its back?
(a) The Grand Banks.
(b) The Ice Limit.
(c) The Atlantic.
(d) Off the coast of Washington State.

5. In Chapter 57, how does Glinn disable the Almirante Ramirez?
(a) By sending a man to commandeer the bridge.
(b) By forcing it into the rocks along the cliff side of the Isla Desolacion.
(c) By firing a weapon from the deck of the Rolvaag.
(d) By setting off explosive previously placed on the ship's screws.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 77, what does Britton believe will happen once the Rolvaag stops moving forward?

2. In Chapter 61, what type of job does Lloyd decide he will offer Puppup at the Lloyd Museum?

3. In Chapter 44, what does Glinn instruct his men to ask Britton to send to the staging area?

4. In the final chapter of the novel, where do the survivors find themselves three days after rescue?

5. In Chapter 60, what happens in the seconds before the meteorite sets off yet another electrical surge?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conclusion does McFarlane announce to Lloyd in the final chapter of the book? Is this conclusion accurate.

2. How does Glinn's team assertain that the dead body is not the guard they thought it was? Who does Glinn believe this man is? What complication does this pose?

3. In Chapter 66, one of Vallenar's men refuses to follow an order based on what information? What does Vallenar do about this insubordination?

4. What, as described in Chapter 50, is Vallenar's plan in regards to the Rolvaag?

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

6. Where does Glinn advise Britton to take the ship in Chapter 74? What argument does Britton make against this plan?

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

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

9. Where is the Rolvaag hit, as determined by Britton in Chapter 75? What does this damage suggest to Britton?

10. What causes Glinn's death in Chapter 83? What fantasy does he have as he dies?

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