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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How has Glinn disguised the labs to be used in the recovery of the meteorite?
(a) To look like mining equipment.
(b) To look like a medical lab.
(c) To look like oil excavating equipment.
(d) To look like shipping containers.
2. What impending situation is mentioned in both Chapters 39 and 40?
(a) A hurricane.
(b) A possible panteonero.
(c) An expected tsunami.
(d) A possible earthquake.
3. What is the melting point of the meteorite?
(a) One point two hundred degrees Kelvin.
(b) One point two degrees Kelvin.
(c) One point two million degrees Kelvin.
(d) One point two thousand degrees Kelvin.
4. In Chapter 31, McFarlane claims the meteorite is like what element?
(a) Transition elements.
(b) Noble gas.
(c) Metalloids.
(d) Alkali metals.
5. Why does Masangkay touch his find in Chapter 1?
(a) He is excited.
(b) He wants to take energy from it.
(c) He wants to see if it is real.
(d) He wants to lift it out of the ground.
6. What is Isla Desolacion?
(a) An island off the coast of Peru.
(b) An island off the coast of Mexico.
(c) An island off the coast of Brazil.
(d) An island off the coast of Chile.
7. In Chapter 38, McFarlane recognizes the twin fangs of Hanuxa as what geological formations?
(a) Ancient man-made structures.
(b) Eroded boulders.
(c) Volcanic plugs.
(d) Debris from platonic activity.
8. What was Glinn attempting to secure during his military career that caused the loss of his entire team, minus himself and Garza, as Amira tells it in Chapter 11?
(a) A military camp.
(b) A hill.
(c) A bridge.
(d) A village.
9. In Chapter 29, what does Amira say Glinn hates?
(a) Children.
(b) Hard work.
(c) Uncertainty.
(d) Hope.
10. In Chapter 9, what author does Britton quote before she leaves Glinn?
(a) Stephen King.
(b) T.S. Eliot.
(c) W.H. Auden.
(d) Edgar Allen Poe.
11. How does Puppup react in Chapter 21 as Lloyd, Glinn, and McFarlane admire Isla Desolacion?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He insists it is his island, not theirs.
(c) He cries.
(d) He walks away.
12. What does McFarlane do to Masangkay's remains in Chapter 22?
(a) Buries them.
(b) Leaves them exposed to the elements.
(c) Covers them with rocks.
(d) Gathers them together to take back to the ship.
13. Who does McFarlane and Amira see jogging in foul weather on the deck of the Rolvaag in Chapter 20?
(a) Britton.
(b) Howell.
(c) Glinn.
(d) Bramwell.
14. In Chapter 30, McFarlane says tests on a sample of the meteorite will reveal what properties?
(a) Electrical and chemical only.
(b) Electrical, chemical, and physical.
(c) Physical, chemical, and electron configuration.
(d) Electron configuration, chemical, and atomic radius.
15. What color is the meteorite when it is finally exposed in Chapter 24?
(a) Grey.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Brown.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Glinn plan to keep the meteorite stable during travel?
2. What happens in Chapter 33 when Glinn has the power to the hydraulic jacks brought up to seventy percent?
3. Who does Puppup believe is responsible for the deaths of Evans, Rochefort, and Masangkay?
4. What is Brambell doing in Chapter 32 that he is forced to put aside to conduct the examination of Masangkay's remains?
5. What does Amira claim uses more calories than jogging?
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