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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Amira tell McFarlane that Glinn earned his military experience?
(a) Russia.
(b) Korea.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Vietnam.

3. Who, in Chapter 12, makes the loudest objection to the banned beverage?
(a) McFarlane.
(b) Rochefort.
(c) Brambell.
(d) Amira.

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

5. How big does Garza believe the meteorite is as discussed in Chapter 31?
(a) Forty-two feet in diameter.
(b) Ten feet in diameter.
(c) Four feet in diameter.
(d) Twenty feet in diameter.

6. What natural landmark marks the area where Masangkay made his camp?
(a) A large boulder.
(b) A small pine tree.
(c) A huge oak tree.
(d) A valley in the snowfield.

7. In Chapter 39, who does Vallenar wish to interrogate about the actions of the Americans on the Rolvaag?
(a) Glinn.
(b) The custom officials.
(c) Britton.
(d) Puppup.

8. What is McFarlane's pet theory that is revealed in Chapter 25?
(a) Meteorites created by colliding stars.
(b) Interstellar meteorites.
(c) Meteorites buried so long they absorbe the color of the earth around them.
(d) Intergalaxy meteorites.

9. In Chapter 36, Glinn claims his great-great-great grandfather kidnapped what relative of Puppup's?
(a) His great-great-great aunt.
(b) His great-great-great grandfather.
(c) His great-great-great uncle.
(d) His great-great-great grandmother.

10. What is the weather like in Chapter 1 as Masangkay unearths part of his find?
(a) Snowy.
(b) Hot.
(c) Rainy.
(d) Dry.

11. What is Christie's, the setting of Chapter 3?
(a) An auction house.
(b) A department store.
(c) A museum.
(d) A grocery store.

12. What state does the meteorite become when it reaches its melting point?
(a) Vapor.
(b) Gas.
(c) Semi-liquid.
(d) Liquid.

13. For what reason is it revealed in Chapter 9 Captain Britton went to rehab?
(a) Bulemia.
(b) Anorexia.
(c) Illegal drugs.
(d) Alcohol.

14. How does McFarlane believe the meteorite's arrival on the island impacted the topography of the island?
(a) It caused a volcanic eruption.
(b) It destroyed the volcano.
(c) It landed during an eruption, causing its unique color.
(d) It created the volcano.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What item of modern technology does Sam McFarlane attempt to get San Bushmen to use in order to help him search for meteorites?

2. How does Glinn plan to keep the meteorite stable during travel?

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

4. What role is Amira supposed to play while on the expedition?

5. What type of bit do Amira and McFarlane attempt to drill the meteorite with?

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