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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 69-77.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 70, what is Vallenar's greatest fear as the waves begin to take their toll on his ship?
(a) He will die.
(b) He will not be able to retrieve the meteorite for Chile.
(c) He will not see his son again.
(d) He will not be able to complete his mission.

3. In Chapter 69, what do Amira and McFarlane use to protect the ship from the meteorite's power?
(a) Plastic tarps.
(b) Cotton balls.
(c) Epoxy.
(d) Prayer.

4. What is Isla Desolacion?
(a) An island off the coast of Chile.
(b) An island off the coast of Mexico.
(c) An island off the coast of Peru.
(d) An island off the coast of Brazil.

5. In Chapter 9, what author does Britton quote before she leaves Glinn?
(a) Edgar Allen Poe.
(b) Stephen King.
(c) W.H. Auden.
(d) T.S. Eliot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an electromagnetic tomographic sounder?

2. In Chapter 56, why does Vallenar think the Rolvaag is still moored to the cliffs despite the incoming storm?

3. Who does Puppup believe is responsible for the deaths of Evans, Rochefort, and Masangkay?

4. In Chapter 66, why does a man on the Almirante Ramirez refuses a direct order?

5. In Chapter 57, what does Glinn want Puppup to do?

(see the answer key)

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