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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Lloyd promise to pay McFarlane in the end of Chapter 4?

2. What is the name of the meteorite that caused the falling out between McFarlane and Masangkay?

3. Who is the author of the story mentioned in Chapter 12, 'Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket'?

4. In Chapter 38, McFarlane recognizes the twin fangs of Hanuxa as what geological formations?

5. What famous assassination are Glinn's team reenacting when McFarlane arrives at EES's offices in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What unusual findings do McFarlane and Glinn make when they remove Masangkay's body for study on the ship in Chapter 27?

2. How does Glinn and his team plan to move the meteorite from one side of the island to the other?

3. Why does McFarlane take the broken drill bit to the ship? What does he find on it? What does he decide to do next?

4. Why does McFarlane tell Britton in chapter 14 that he decided to study meteorites? What question does Britton ask McFarlane about this expedition?

5. Who arrives on the Rolvaag via helicopter in Chapter 20? What is the purpose of this visit?

6. What proof in Chapter 30 do McFarlane and Amira get from Glinn that supports their theory that the meteorite is interstellar rather than having come from our solar system?

7. What does McFarlane learn about Amira's relationship with Glinn in Chapter 38 that sheds light on Glinn's personality?

8. What report does McFarlane find in Amira's quarters in Chapter 37? What does this report say? How does McFarlane feel about this report?

9. Why is a guard posted at the camp where the meteorite is sitting? What happens on the first night of guard duty?

10. What does Dr. Brambell say caused Masangkay's death? How does this impact the expedition at this point?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Lloyd fly a helicopter onto the deck of the Rolvaag? What does Lloyd want to be present for? Why does Lloyd insist on going to Isla Desolacion himself? Who insists on going with him? For what reason? What story does Puppup tell as the men make their way to the location where Masangkay found the meteorite? How does this story relate to the meteorite? What does McFarlane insist on doing with the body of Masangkay? How does Glinn react to this request? What does Glinn later do with the body of Masangkay?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Palmer Lloyd? What is he seen buying in the early chapters of the novel? What is unusual about this purchase? What does this say about Palmer Lloyd? What does the reader later learn that Lloyd is building? What is the purpose of this building? What does the purpose of this building suggest about the conflict that will propel the plot of this novel? What will Lloyd put in this building? What does he ask McFarlane to help him procure for this building? What does Lloyd plan to do with this item?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following in detail citing examples from the novel:

1) Setting

2) Language

3) Point of view

4) Structure.

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