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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the 'night lunch' mentioned in Chapter 11?
(a) McFarlane's nickname for a brief flirtation.
(b) The first meal upon the Rolvaag.
(c) A celebrated meal when a ship crosses the date line.
(d) A routine snack sailors partake in.

2. What did Nestor Masangkay call Isla Desolacion?
(a) A true place of desolation.
(b) The edge of the world.
(c) The edge of the universe.
(d) A true frozen wonderland.

3. What type of ship has Glinn purchased for the recovery of the meteorite?
(a) A aircraft carrier.
(b) A military destroyer.
(c) An oil tanker.
(d) A cruise ship.

4. What meal does McFarlane recall in Chapter 22 that Masangkay attempted to share with him five years previously as they hid from armored trucks in a foreign country?
(a) Sardines.
(b) Ramen noodles.
(c) Cold sandwiches.
(d) Spam.

5. What is Nestor Masangkay looking for on Isla Desolacion?
(a) Oil.
(b) Gold.
(c) Silver.
(d) A meteorite.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Masangkay touch his find in Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 9, what author does Britton quote before she leaves Glinn?

3. In Chapter 13 Glinn claims they have legal right to take the meteorite despite their desire to keep the meteorite secret. How is this true?

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

5. Who is the author of the story mentioned in Chapter 12, 'Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket'?

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