2. How does Britton feel about the actions Glinn took against her in Chapter 52 as described in Chapter 53? Who offers his loyal support to Britton? How does this make her feel?

3. What nautical destination does Glinn assume will cause the Almirante Ramirez stop its pursuit of the Rolvaag? Why? Does it?

4. What, as described in Chapter 50, is Vallenar's plan in regards to the Rolvaag?

5. How does Vallenar react to Glinn's actions, as shown in Chapter 59? What does Vallenar plan to do next?

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

7. What item does Rachel Amira give to McFarlane in the lifeboat? What does she ask McFarlane to do with it?

8. What is Garza and his team doing in the cargo hold in Chapter 60? What danger does this pose?

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

10. Where is the Rolvaag hit, as determined by Britton in Chapter 75? What does this damage suggest to Britton?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the team discover when they expose the meteorite? What color is it? Why is this unusual? What is Amira and McFarlane's hypothesis about the color of the meteorite? What else is unusual about the meteorite? How do they discover it is much heavier than expected? What problems does this pose? Why does McFarlane want a sample of the meteorite? What happens when he tries to drill into it? How does McFarlane finally get a sample of the meteorite? What does he learn from this?

Essay Topic 2

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?