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. Why does Glinn gather his team and suggest they end the expedition in Chapter 35? Do they?

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

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

6. What is being auction at a Christie's auction house in Chapter 3? What is unusual about the buyer?

7. Why does Rochefort go into the tunnel with the jacked up meteorite in Chapter 34? What happens?

8. Who are the people Sam McFarlane has hired to help him search for meteorites in the Kalahari Desert? How does he win their trust? How does he lose it?

9. What crime does Puppup tell Glinn Vallenar once committed? What was calculated about this crime?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the meteorite removed from the island? What method does Glinn's group use to lift the meteorite from the hole in the ground? How do they move the meteorite from one side of the island to the other? How do they move the meteorite from a bluff above the ship to the ship's cargo hold? Why do they decide to do this under the cover of fog? What must be done to keep the meteorite from rolling around in the cargo hold? What happens while this task is being completed? For what reason?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following style elements in detail, discussing how they impact the overall plot of the novel. Cite examples from the novel to support your conclusions:

1) Theme

2) Metaphor

3) Language

4) Character.