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

2. In the final chapter of the novel, where do the survivors find themselves three days after rescue?
(a) A Chilean hospital.
(b) A New York City hotel.
(c) A British scientific station.
(d) A Peruvian hospital.

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

4. In Chapter 55, what part of the ship does Britton report has hit the edge of the bluff?
(a) The tower holding the meteorite.
(b) The aft shipping containers.
(c) The hull.
(d) The crane on deck.

5. In Chapter 58, what did Lloyd do throughout the fight with the Almirante Ramirez?
(a) Banged on the door, issuing orders.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Called the Chilean government.
(d) Paced restlessly.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 53 Britton realizes Glinn is using what feature of the ship to help raise the ship to the level of the bluff in order to move the meteorite onto the tower built out of the cargo hold to safely lower the meteorite into the ship?

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

3. In Chapter 45, Glinn makes a comment about the mysterious dead man in Spanish. What does this statement suggest to both McFarlane and the reader?

4. In Chapter 57, what weapons system does Glinn reveal he has placed on the Rolvaag?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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. In Chapter 65, what danger does Glinn identify for the Rolvaag? What action does he recommend taking against it?

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

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

9. What happened in the cargo hold that caused the deaths of most of Garza's men? Who does Garza blame? Who does McFarlane blame?

10. 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?

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