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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 80, why does Glinn refuse to entertain the idea that the meteorite's cradle could fail?
(a) Double overage.
(b) It is made of diamonds, the hardest substance on earth.
(c) He cannot fail.
(d) It is made of steel.

2. In Chapter 44, Glinn says that the meteorite has confounded all EES expectations. What does Glinn recommend they do now?
(a) Continue with caution.
(b) Call in reinforcements.
(c) Ask for help from another meteorite expert.
(d) Abort the project.

3. What does McFarlane tell Glinn in chapter 47 when he asks how safe the meteorite is?
(a) That it is dangerous and never should be placed on the Rolvaag.
(b) That it is inert except when touched with salt.
(c) That it is dangerous and should be dropped into the sea at the first opportunity.
(d) That it is inert except when touched by a human hand.

4. In Chapter 46, what slows the progress of the meteorite as it is moved from its previous location to the bluffs above the Rolvaag?
(a) The snow field.
(b) Glinn's orders.
(c) A broken machine.
(d) Vallenar's men.

5. In Chapter 48, why does Glinn visit the Almirante Ramirez?
(a) To distract Vallenar from the dropping of the meteorite into the Rolvaag's hold.
(b) To distract him from the removal of gold mined from the island.
(c) To distract him from the Rolvaag's attempted escape from the channel.
(d) To distract him from the removal of Timmer's body from the island.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 81, what reason does McFarlane believe it was a mistake to take the meteorite to sea?

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

3. In Chapter 51, what does the Almirante Ramirez do that causes tension on the Rolvaag's bridge?

4. In Chapter 69, what does McFarlane hear in the cargo hold that helps him come to a conclusion as to what caused the meteorite to discharge electricity not only this one time, but every time?

5. In Chapter 61, what is Britton counting down?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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. What item does Rachel Amira give to McFarlane in the lifeboat? What does she ask McFarlane to do with it?

5. What assumption does Vallenar make in Chapter 56 when he realizes the Rolvaag is leaving Isle Desolacion? What does he do?

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

7. Why does Glinn once again take command of the bridge in Chapter 57? What is the result?

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

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

10. How many people got off the Rolvaag as revealed in Chapter 84? How many died?

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