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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the channel where the Rolvaag lowers its anchor during the recovery of the meteorite?
(a) Jefferson Channel.
(b) Lincoln Channel.
(c) Franklin Channel.
(d) Elizabeth Channel.

2. Who does Puppup believe is responsible for the deaths of Evans, Rochefort, and Masangkay?
(a) Vallenar.
(b) Glinn.
(c) Hanuxa.
(d) Haraxa.

3. In Chapter 30, McFarlane says tests on a sample of the meteorite will reveal what properties?
(a) Electron configuration, chemical, and atomic radius.
(b) Electrical and chemical only.
(c) Physical, chemical, and electron configuration.
(d) Electrical, chemical, and physical.

4. What is the name of the Thomas Cole painting Palmer Lloyd loves the most of all his rare and valuable belongings, as described in Chapter 5?
(a) Sunny Morning in Chile.
(b) Sunny Morning on the Mississippi.
(c) Sunny Morning in Acapulco.
(d) Sunny Morning on the Hudson River.

5. What type of bit do Amira and McFarlane attempt to drill the meteorite with?
(a) A glass bit.
(b) A diamond bit.
(c) A steel bit.
(d) An iron bit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Wilson Atcitty find a large bone protruding from a sandstone wall as described in Chapter 3?

2. What happens in Chapter 33 when Glinn orders the power stopped to all the jacks under the meteorite?

3. What is Isla Desolacion?

4. What does Lloyd want to call the meteorite?

5. What is Brambell doing in Chapter 32 that he is forced to put aside to conduct the examination of Masangkay's remains?

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