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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nora verify their location in the canyon?
(a) By aerial reconnaissance.
(b) By GPS.
(c) By memory.
(d) By relying on maps.

2. What is the condition that Goddard attaches?
(a) That Nora takes his daughter Sloane on the expedition.
(b) That Nora has only two weeks to accomplish her search.
(c) He wants Nora to finish her work from previous expeditions first.
(d) That Nora must raise the money herself.

3. Where does Peter Holroyd meet Nora for the first time?
(a) Cal Tech.
(b) The Institute.
(c) Pizza parlor.
(d) Nora's home.

4. How does Nora plan to get the horses to the head of Serpentine Canyon?
(a) Nora plans to float the entire expedition up the lake on a barge.
(b) She wants to ride them in from local stables.
(c) She wants to load them on rail cars.
(d) She wants to buy them from the Anasazi tribe.

5. What does Peter agree to do for Nora?
(a) None of the above.
(b) Use the computer at Cal Tech to help her find the road her father describes.
(c) Intercede with Dr. Blakewood on her behalf.
(d) Put in a good word/reference for employment at Cal Tech.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the Anasazi Indians located?

2. What about Smithback's arrival bothers Nora?

3. What is the cave dwelling called?

4. Who is the geochronologist on the expedition?

5. Why did Nora's meeting with Goddard make her so nervous?

(see the answer key)

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