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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 80, what does Britton discover missing from the main deck?
(a) All of the crew assigned to the area.
(b) Most of the containers and several davits.
(c) All the mining equipment.
(d) Most of the maindeck.

2. In Chapter 60, what happens in the seconds before the meteorite sets off yet another electrical surge?
(a) The ship rolls.
(b) The cradle fails.
(c) The hull breaks.
(d) Someone touches the meteorite.

3. In Chapter 51, Glinn reveals that EES controls what vital component of the Rolvaag?
(a) The propellers.
(b) The radar system.
(c) The engine room.
(d) The computer system.

4. In Chapter 54, who does Lloyd think is the only person who can get the meteorite out of Chile?
(a) Amira.
(b) Glinn.
(c) McFarlane.
(d) Britton.

5. In Chapter 57, what does Britton say she thinks of Glinn's mental state?
(a) That he is manic depressive.
(b) That he is highly intelligent.
(c) That he is insane.
(d) That he is the sanest man she knows.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 82, what alternative does Lloyd offer to the use of the dead man switch?

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

3. In Chapter 57, what does Glinn want Puppup to do?

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

5. In Chapter 75, what does Britton notice is different about the Rolvaag?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does McFarlane hypothesize caused the massive electrical surge that knocked out the equipment on Isla Desolacion? What argument does Lloyd make against this theory?

2. What happens in Chapter 77 when the Almirante Ramirez comes around the corner of the ice island and faces the Rolvaag?

3. How many people got off the Rolvaag as revealed in Chapter 84? How many died?

4. Why does Glinn once again take command of the bridge in Chapter 57? What is the result?

5. What nautical destination does Glinn assume will cause the Almirante Ramirez stop its pursuit of the Rolvaag? Why? Does it?

6. What is Garza and his team doing in the cargo hold in Chapter 60? What danger does this pose?

7. What causes Glinn's death in Chapter 83? What fantasy does he have as he dies?

8. Where does Glinn advise Britton to take the ship in Chapter 74? What argument does Britton make against this plan?

9. In Chapter 69, what does McFarlane realized caused the electrical discharge from the meteorite in the cargo hold? What does he plan to do about it?

10. How does Glinn's team assertain that the dead body is not the guard they thought it was? Who does Glinn believe this man is? What complication does this pose?

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