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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 60-68.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 42, how does Timmer find the door to the tunnel where the meteorite sits?
(a) He sees people milling around the open door.
(b) He forces the guard to tell him before he kills him.
(c) He sees the guard come from a steel door hidden under a insignificant worker's tent.
(d) He sees light beneath a keg of nails.

2. What color is the meteorite when it is finally exposed in Chapter 24?
(a) Blue.
(b) Brown.
(c) Grey.
(d) Red.

3. How does Puppup react in Chapter 21 as Lloyd, Glinn, and McFarlane admire Isla Desolacion?
(a) He insists it is his island, not theirs.
(b) He cries.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He walks away.

4. What natural landmark marks the area where Masangkay made his camp?
(a) A large boulder.
(b) A small pine tree.
(c) A huge oak tree.
(d) A valley in the snowfield.

5. In Chapter 63, who is the first person interviewed in the investigation into the discharge of the meteorite?
(a) Timmer.
(b) McFarlane.
(c) Garza.
(d) Amira.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness does Puppup claim killed his wife in Chapter 36?

2. In Chapter 42, what covers the sounds of Timmer's approach as he infiltrates the perimeter of the staging area?

3. What did Nestor Masangkay call Isla Desolacion?

4. What does the team initially use, as seen in Chapter 23, to remove the dirt over the top of the meteorite?

5. In Chapter 60, how long does it take the crew to make most of the welds?

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