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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. How long does it take to move the meteorite to the bluffs overlooking the Rolvaag?
(a) One day.
(b) One week.
(c) On month.
(d) Two days.

2. In Chapter 63, who is the first person interviewed in the investigation into the discharge of the meteorite?
(a) Garza.
(b) McFarlane.
(c) Amira.
(d) Timmer.

3. In Chapter 71, why does Amira confess to McFarlane that she wants to continue studying the meteorite even after they arrive back in the States?
(a) To prove it is interstellar.
(b) To learn how old it really it.
(c) To write a paper that will make her reputation in the scientific community.
(d) To find an internal power source.

4. In Chapter 83, what does Britton ask Glinn to do?
(a) Release the tarp on the meteorite.
(b) Marry her.
(c) Trigger the dead man switch.
(d) Leave on a lifeboat with her.

5. In Chapter 57, what does Britton say she thinks of Glinn's mental state?
(a) That he is highly intelligent.
(b) That he is manic depressive.
(c) That he is the sanest man she knows.
(d) That he is insane.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 83, who accompanies Glinn to the abandoned cargo hold?

2. In Chapter 64, where does Britton plan to take the Rolvag out of Drake Passage?

3. What are Willey Peters?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What revelation does Glinn make in chapter 68 that explains Vallenar's odd behavior?

3. 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?

4. Palmer Lloyd was sent to his rooms like a bad boy and was filled with anger toward Glinn. What changes his mind in Chapter 58? What does Lloyd plan to do the next time he sees Glinn?

5. In Chapter 69, what does McFarlane realized caused the electrical discharge from the meteorite in the cargo hold? What does he plan to do about it?

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

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

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

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

10. What nautical destination does Glinn assume will cause the Almirante Ramirez stop its pursuit of the Rolvaag? Why? Does it?

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