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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 53-59.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What famous assassination are Glinn's team reenacting when McFarlane arrives at EES's offices in Chapter 6?
(a) Abraham Lincoln's death in Washington, D.C.
(b) Lee Harvey Oswald's death in Dallas.
(c) Martin Luther King Jr.'s death in Memphis.
(d) John Fitzgerald Kennedy's death in Dallas.

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

3. What does McFarlane want to call the meteorite?
(a) Masangkay meteorite.
(b) MasanFarlane meteorite.
(c) McFarlane meteorite.
(d) EES meteorite.

4. How much does Glinn say it will cost to determine if EES can recover the meteorite from Isla Desolacion in Chapter 7?
(a) One thousand dollars.
(b) One hundred thousand dollars.
(c) One million dollars.
(d) One hundred dollars.

5. In Chapter 56, why does Vallenar think the Rolvaag is still moored to the cliffs despite the incoming storm?
(a) Glinn has gone insane.
(b) Chilean rebells landed ont he ship and took it over.
(c) Timmer has commandeered the ship.
(d) A helicopter crashed and took out the helm controls.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 57, why does Glinn feel the Rolvaag's actions against the Almirante Ramirez were justified?

2. What is the name of the meteorite that caused the falling out between McFarlane and Masangkay?

3. 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?

4. In Chapter 42, what damage to the cart beneath the meteorite makes McFarlane believe the disturbance was an electrical arc rather than a bomb?

5. In Chapter 59, why does Vallenar request a team of six go into the water to repair the propellers?

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