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

2. In Chapter 72, why does Glinn instruct his men to turn off the radar jamming equipment and ask Britton to cut the engines?
(a) To make Vallenar come close enough to damage his ship on their wake.
(b) To make Vallenar believe they are dead in the water.
(c) To attract the attention of a nearby naval base.
(d) To force Vallenar close enough for them to fire on his ship.

3. In Chapter 61, what happens to the bridge's computers as they watch the movement on radar of the ship in pursuit of the Rolvaag?
(a) They begin giving false readings.
(b) Nothing.
(c) They burn out and go dark.
(d) They momentarily shut down or lose some power.

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

5. In Chapter 62, how many men did the Almirante Ramirez lose in the attempt to fix the propellers?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In Chapter 46, what event keeps Glinn and his scientists from understanding why the meteorite appears to kill when touched?

3. In Chapter 46, what slows the progress of the meteorite as it is moved from its previous location to the bluffs above the Rolvaag?

4. In Chapter 83, what does Britton ask Glinn to do?

5. In Chapter 48, what threat does Vallenar make when Glinn refuses to return Timmer to him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 82 Lloyd and McFarlane change their position on the meteorite. Who refuses to listen? What happens next?

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

10. 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?

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