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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. According to Amira in Chapter 41, what is the look?

2. What is the weather like in Chapter 1 as Masangkay unearths part of his find?

3. What is the melting point of the meteorite?

4. What is a dead man switch?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Glinn's company, Effective Engineering Solutions, Inc., do? What is their success record? Why does Lloyd hire them?

2. What does McFarlane use to create a demonstration of what happens to the ground when a meteorite falls from the sky? Why does McFarlane put on this demonstration? What is the reaction of his audience?

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

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

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

6. For what reason does Glinn want to add Puppup to their crew? Where does Glinn find Puppup in Chapter 18?

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

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 does Lloyd do when he first sees the meteorite? Who warns against this action? Why?

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

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

Why does Britton finally decide that they must use the dead man switch? Why does Lloyd and McFarlane disagree at first? Why do they change their minds? Who has the ultimate decision in regards to the dead man switch? Why does this person refuse to activate the dead man switch? What does this person do instead? Does it work? What does Britton order the crew to do when she realizes it is too late to use the dead man switch? Where does Britton go? For what reason? What does this say about Britton?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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