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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 28, what item does Vallenar ask the man he is interviewing to give to him?
(a) A copy of the Rolvaag's custom papers.
(b) A rock.
(c) A piece of raw gold.
(d) A set of propellors.

2. What does Masangkay find using his electromagnetic tomographic sounder?
(a) Silver.
(b) A meteorite.
(c) Gold.
(d) Oil.

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

4. Why does Masangkay touch his find in Chapter 1?
(a) He wants to take energy from it.
(b) He wants to see if it is real.
(c) He is excited.
(d) He wants to lift it out of the ground.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous assassination are Glinn's team reenacting when McFarlane arrives at EES's offices in Chapter 6?

2. What did Nestor Masangkay call Isla Desolacion?

3. In Chapter 30, McFarlane says tests on a sample of the meteorite will reveal what properties?

4. In Chapter 35, Glinn tells the team that the mass of the meteorite has been updated after the jack failure. What is the new estimated mass?

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

(see the answer key)

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