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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who, in Chapter 12, makes the loudest objection to the banned beverage?
(a) Brambell.
(b) Amira.
(c) McFarlane.
(d) Rochefort.
2. 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?
(a) Glinn and team have mining claims to the island.
(b) Meteorites belong to whoever recovers them first.
(c) Meteorites, no matter where they are located, are owned by the American government.
(d) Chile does not own the island, the Yaghan Indians do.
3. What does McFarlane do to Masangkay's remains in Chapter 22?
(a) Leaves them exposed to the elements.
(b) Buries them.
(c) Covers them with rocks.
(d) Gathers them together to take back to the ship.
4. Who does McFarlane and Amira see jogging in foul weather on the deck of the Rolvaag in Chapter 20?
(a) Bramwell.
(b) Britton.
(c) Howell.
(d) Glinn.
5. How does Puppup react in Chapter 21 as Lloyd, Glinn, and McFarlane admire Isla Desolacion?
(a) He insists it is his island, not theirs.
(b) He cries.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He walks away.
6. 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 Brazil.
(d) An island off the coast of Peru.
7. What color is the meteorite when it is finally exposed in Chapter 24?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Brown.
(d) Grey.
8. In Chapter 38, Amira tells McFarlane that she collected what unusual arachnid?
(a) Scorpions.
(b) Black widows.
(c) Brown recluse.
(d) Tarantulas.
9. What role is Amira supposed to play while on the expedition?
(a) Glinn's secretary.
(b) Glinn's assistant.
(c) McFarlane's secretary.
(d) McFarlane's assistant.
10. 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) Elizabeth Channel.
(d) Franklin Channel.
11. What type of ship has Glinn purchased for the recovery of the meteorite?
(a) An oil tanker.
(b) A cruise ship.
(c) A military destroyer.
(d) A aircraft carrier.
12. What is Brambell doing in Chapter 32 that he is forced to put aside to conduct the examination of Masangkay's remains?
(a) Eating.
(b) Reading.
(c) Watching television.
(d) Writing.
13. How much does Lloyd promise to pay McFarlane in the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Half a million dollars.
(b) One million dollars.
(c) One hundred thousand dollars.
(d) Three quarters of a million dollars.
14. What unsettling thing does Vallenar do to the Rolvaag in Chapter 36?
(a) Fires machine gun weapons at them.
(b) Boards them.
(c) Cruises toward them in a collision course.
(d) Locks weapons.
15. Why does Palmer Lloyd go to the Kalahari Desert to see Sam McFarlane in Chapter 4?
(a) To ask him to to ask Masangkay to sell Lloyd his latest discovery.
(b) To ask him to organize an expedition to recover a meteorite.
(c) To ask him to head his new science museum.
(d) To ask him to finish Masangkay's expedition.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the profession of the man Vallenar interviews in Chapter 28?
2. What is McFarlane's pet theory that is revealed in Chapter 25?
3. 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?
4. For what reason is it revealed in Chapter 9 Captain Britton went to rehab?
5. Why does Vallenar dislike disposable razors as discussed in Chapter 28?
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