View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 44-52.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Glinn reveal has the only key to the dead man switch in Chapter 13?
(a) Glinn, McFarlane, and Amira.
(b) Glinn, Rochefort, and Garza.
(c) Glinn, Lloyd, and Britton.
(d) Glinn, McFarlane, and Howell.

2. What does McFarlane tell Glinn in chapter 47 when he asks how safe the meteorite is?
(a) That it is inert except when touched by a human hand.
(b) That it is inert except when touched with salt.
(c) That it is dangerous and should be dropped into the sea at the first opportunity.
(d) That it is dangerous and never should be placed on the Rolvaag.

3. In Chapter 42, what damage to the cart beneath the meteorite makes McFarlane believe the disturbance was an electrical arc rather than a bomb?
(a) Melted metal and burning tires.
(b) Melted rock and a burning corpse.
(c) Damage to the inside of the tunnel.
(d) Damage to the bottom of the meteorite.

4. What illness does Puppup claim killed his wife in Chapter 36?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Measles.
(c) The plague.
(d) Chicken pox.

5. In Chapter 41, what does Garza call the plan that they intend to use to move the meteorite from the staging site to the bluffs above the Rolvaag?
(a) Cut and cover.
(b) Run and hide.
(c) Hide and dash.
(d) Cover and run.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 51, what does Britton say she will not allow on board her vessel?

2. Who has Glinn hired to change the outward appearance of the ship purchased for the recovery of the meteorite?

3. In Chapter 36, Glinn claims his great-great-great grandfather kidnapped what relative of Puppup's?

4. What is the melting point of the meteorite?

5. Where does Glinn ask to meet McFarlane in Chapter 20?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 322 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample