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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 does McFarlane believe the meteorite's arrival on the island impacted the topography of the island?
2. Who does McFarlane and Amira see jogging in foul weather on the deck of the Rolvaag in Chapter 20?
3. In Chapter 42, what damage to the cart beneath the meteorite makes McFarlane believe the disturbance was an electrical arc rather than a bomb?
4. What is Christie's, the setting of Chapter 3?
5. What meal does McFarlane recall in Chapter 22 that Masangkay attempted to share with him five years previously as they hid from armored trucks in a foreign country?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Masangkay anticipate will be the rewards for discovering a unique meteorite on the Isla Desolacion? Who does he wish to pay back?
2. Why does Rochefort go into the tunnel with the jacked up meteorite in Chapter 34? What happens?
3. What report does McFarlane find in Amira's quarters in Chapter 37? What does this report say? How does McFarlane feel about this report?
4. Where does Glinn find Captain Britton? How does this pertain to her decision to take the job he has offered her?
5. What story of the Ice Limit does Britton tell the people at her table during the first dinner on board the Rolvaag? What famous writer wrote a story about this incident? How is this incident related to Captain Britton? What is important about this story?
6. What does Dr. Brambell say caused Masangkay's death? How does this impact the expedition at this point?
7. Why does McFarlane take the broken drill bit to the ship? What does he find on it? What does he decide to do next?
8. Why does Glinn's team make an effort to make the ship they are preparing for the expedition look older than it really is?
9. What causes the computers on the island to fail? What is found in the tunnel with the meteorite?
10. Why does McFarlane tell Britton in chapter 14 that he decided to study meteorites? What question does Britton ask McFarlane about this expedition?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss one of the following themes in detail citing examples from the novel:
1) Greed
2) Desire to succeed
3) Family
4) Danger.
Essay Topic 2
Who is Britton? What was the nature of the scandal that discredited her as a ships captain? Was Britton guilty of the crime she was accused of? Was Britton unfairly treated for some reason? Explain. Why does Glinn chose Britton as the captain of the Rolvaag? Why does Britton take the job? For what reason is Britton's career important to her at this point in her life? What fear does Britton continuously express while on board the Rolvaag? What drink does Britton ban from the Rolvaag? How does the crew react to this? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
What does McFarlane think causes the meteorite to emit electrical pulses? What is wrong with this theory? Why does Glinn trust in McFarlane's assessment of the situation? Is this a mistake? What happens when Garza's men attempt to finish the welds on the meteorite's cradle? What does McFarlane feel caused this accident? How does McFarlane learn he was wrong? What is the true cause of this unusual element in the meteorite? How does McFarlane take measures to keep this from happening again? Does it work? Explain.
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