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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 51, what does the Almirante Ramirez do that causes tension on the Rolvaag's bridge?
(a) Moves to block the only exit to the channel.
(b) Locks on weapons.
(c) Fires a missle.
(d) Fires with a machine gun.

2. What is the cradle where the meteorite is to sit in the ship designed for?
(a) To keep the meteorite from being damaged.
(b) To keep the meteorite from crushing someone.
(c) To keep the meteorite from releasing a jolt of electricity.
(d) To keep the meteorite from shifting.

3. In Chapter 82, what alternative does Lloyd offer to the use of the dead man switch?
(a) They could return to Isla Desolacion and return the meteorite.
(b) They could simply ride out the storm.
(c) They could pay someone to come rescue them.
(d) They could abandon ship and hope the Rolvaag survives with the meteorite on board.

4. In Chapter 60, who gets credit for keeping the cradle design simple in order to make the welding quick?
(a) Glinn.
(b) McFarlane.
(c) Garza.
(d) Rochefort.

5. In Chapter 46, what event keeps Glinn and his scientists from understanding why the meteorite appears to kill when touched?
(a) Lloyd's touch of the meteorite when it was first uncovered.
(b) The bomb that must have killed Vallenar's man.
(c) McFarlane's touch of the meteorite the day it was first uncovered.
(d) The lightening that clearly killed Masangkay.

6. In Chapter 61, what happens to the bridge's computers as they watch the movement on radar of the ship in pursuit of the Rolvaag?
(a) They begin giving false readings.
(b) Nothing.
(c) They momentarily shut down or lose some power.
(d) They burn out and go dark.

7. In Chapter 51, what does Britton say she will not allow on board her vessel?
(a) Vallenar.
(b) The meteorite.
(c) Glinn.
(d) Glinn's thugs.

8. In Chapter 61, what type of ship does Lloyd hope is following them into international waters?
(a) An American military vessel.
(b) A Chilean military vessel.
(c) A merchant ship.
(d) An American tanker.

9. In Chapter 77, what does Glinn express a desire to learn from Britton?
(a) Bagpipes.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Sailling.
(d) Piano playing.

10. In Chapter 69, what do Amira and McFarlane use to protect the ship from the meteorite's power?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Plastic tarps.
(c) Epoxy.
(d) Cotton balls.

11. In Chapter 50, Vallenar learns he has been issued a second order to do what?
(a) Arrest Glinn.
(b) Return to base.
(c) Arrest Lloyd.
(d) Continue on his previous assignment.

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

13. In Chapter 57, how does Glinn disable the Almirante Ramirez?
(a) By forcing it into the rocks along the cliff side of the Isla Desolacion.
(b) By setting off explosive previously placed on the ship's screws.
(c) By sending a man to commandeer the bridge.
(d) By firing a weapon from the deck of the Rolvaag.

14. In Chapter 61, what type of job does Lloyd decide he will offer Puppup at the Lloyd Museum?
(a) Security or maintenance.
(b) Administration or transportation.
(c) Security or janitorial.
(d) Transportation or maintenance.

15. In Chapter 77, what does Britton see on the edge of the ice island above the Rolvaag?
(a) Falling ice.
(b) Four of Glinn's men.
(c) Helicopters.
(d) Military aircraft.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 70, what is Vallenar's greatest fear as the waves begin to take their toll on his ship?

2. In Chapter 58, what did Lloyd do throughout the fight with the Almirante Ramirez?

3. How long does it take to move the meteorite to the bluffs overlooking the Rolvaag?

4. In Chapter 46, what slows the progress of the meteorite as it is moved from its previous location to the bluffs above the Rolvaag?

5. In Chapter 57, what weapons system does Glinn reveal he has placed on the Rolvaag?

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