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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rachel tell the president's staff about the information she will tell them?
(a) It is honest.
(b) It is true and unbiased.
(c) It will be sketchy.
(d) It will be quick.

2. What is the name of the act that Marjorie tells Gabrielle that would allow private companies to explore space?
(a) Space Privatization Act.
(b) The Space Commercialization Promotions Act.
(c) Space Provisions Act.
(d) Private Space Act.

3. Who notices Marjorie acting angrily on the phone just before the president's press conference?
(a) William Pickering.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Michael.
(d) The president.

4. Who tells Pickering that the meteorite is definitely real during a phone conversation with him on the submarine?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Michael.
(c) Corky.
(d) Norah.

5. What does Rachel realize she has been shot with when the Delta Force attacks her and the scientists at the Milne Ice Shelf?
(a) Ice bullets.
(b) Metal bullets.
(c) Lasers.
(d) Daggers.

6. At how many feet is the helicopter when the doctor and his dogs are pushed out in the prologue?
(a) 4,000.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 2,000.

7. How many ice samples had Norah taken of the meteorite to confirm it was fresh water?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 15.
(d) 20.

8. How long does the president say he has known about the meteorite and waited to reveal the news during his press conference?
(a) A week.
(b) A month.
(c) A year.
(d) Two weeks.

9. Where is Gabriel heading at the end of Chapter 50?
(a) Her office.
(b) Her apartment.
(c) The White House.
(d) Senator Sexton's apartment.

10. What percentage of salinity does Norah discover the water around the meteorite had in Chapter 41?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

11. Who tells the NASA technician that finds Dr. Ming's dead body to hide it until after the press conference?
(a) William Pickering.
(b) Michael Tolland.
(c) Lawrence Ekstrom.
(d) The president.

12. What does Rachel say would be hurt for the meteorite discovery if one part of the findings comes into question?
(a) The funding.
(b) Its credibility.
(c) Its honesty.
(d) The positive impact.

13. How many feet thick is the ice shelf attached to the glacier where the meteorite was found?
(a) 150.
(b) 200.
(c) 100.
(d) 50.

14. What is the name of the world-renowned astrophysicist hired by the president to verify the meteorite?
(a) Corky Marlinson.
(b) Michael Tolland.
(c) Wailee Ming.
(d) Norah Mangor.

15. What does GPR stand for that is used by the scientists to see if the glacier has saltwater?
(a) Ground Probing Radar.
(b) Great Penetrating Radar.
(c) Gentle Probing Redactor.
(d) Ground Penetrating Radar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is name of Rachel's boss?

2. What goes into Ming's eye that causes him to fall into the water and drown?

3. Who does Ekstrom take a call from at the end of Chapter 75?

4. How does the Delta Force describe the situation to the controller after the scientists realize salt water is around the meteorite?

5. What is Rachel careful to give only when speaking with William Pickering on the phone in Chapter 71?

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