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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. In Chapter 55, what part of the ship does Britton report has hit the edge of the bluff?

2. In Chapter 84, where do the survivors take refuge from the sea?

3. In Chapter 63, who is the first person interviewed in the investigation into the discharge of the meteorite?

4. In Chapter 58, who does Lloyd give ultimate credit to for the success of the recovery of the meteorite?

5. In Chapter 77, what does Glinn express a desire to learn from Britton?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Glinn go in Chapter 48? What is he wearing that suggests he expects danger on this trip?

3. How many people got off the Rolvaag as revealed in Chapter 84? How many died?

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

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

6. What conclusion does McFarlane announce to Lloyd in the final chapter of the book? Is this conclusion accurate.

7. What concerns does Glinn have about continuing the expedition in Chapter 46? What concerns does Britton express in the same chapter?

8. What happens in Chapter 77 when the Almirante Ramirez comes around the corner of the ice island and faces the Rolvaag?

9. What news does McFarlane bring the bridge in Chapter 72? What does Glinn do about it?

10. What causes Glinn's death in Chapter 83? What fantasy does he have as he dies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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.

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