View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does an inside source tell Yolanda that the president's press conference is related to in Chapter 65?
(a) Taxes.
(b) NASA.
(c) Resignation.
(d) An affair.

2. What does the president wish Rachel to do for his staff when he speaks with her over video link?
(a) Brief them.
(b) Lie to them.
(c) Impress them.
(d) Encourage them.

3. What is the name of Senator Sexton's campaign assistant?
(a) Rachel Sexton.
(b) Marjorie Tench.
(c) Norah Mangor.
(d) Gabrielle Ashe.

4. What does the person using the ax on the ice hope to send a message to?
(a) Underwater divers.
(b) Nearby boats.
(c) NRO's oceanic listening system.
(d) Someone on the glacier.

5. In what year do the scientists believe the meteorite to have fallen?
(a) 1654.
(b) 1820.
(c) 1716.
(d) 1790.

6. What does Gabrielle's friend say she is most concerned about regarding Gabrielle's decision to come forward with her affair with Senator Sexton?
(a) The presidential race.
(b) Gabrielle's well-being.
(c) Herself.
(d) The Senator.

7. What does the Delta Force put down Norah's throat in Chapter 51?
(a) A gun.
(b) Poison.
(c) Snow.
(d) Water.

8. What does Norah say did not pick up any change in density when testing the meteorite for salinity?
(a) SPOE.
(b) PODS.
(c) HIWS.
(d) RIDS.

9. Where is Gabrielle instructed to meet her NASA informant at the White House?
(a) The East Gate
(b) The South Door.
(c) The North Door.
(d) The West Gate.

10. What is Senator Sexton's main complaint regarding NASA?
(a) Their secrecy.
(b) Their failure.
(c) Their lies.
(d) Their overspending.

11. How many civilian scientists had President Herney enlisted to ensure NASA's discovery was accurate?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

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

13. Who does Rachel tell Pickering to alert about the false meteorite during their phone conversation aboard the submarine?
(a) The IRS.
(b) The White House.
(c) The FBI.
(d) The CIA.

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

15. What had the president done just after a meeting with NASA the previous week according to Senator Sexton and Gabrielle's conversation?
(a) Went into hiding.
(b) Jammed his schedule.
(c) Booked a vacation.
(d) Cleared his schedule.

Short Answer Questions

1. What have the Delta Force been authorized to protect regarding the Milne Ice Shelf?

2. What time does Tench give Gabrielle to decide to come public with her affair with Senator Sexton?

3. What does Sexton promise he will do once he is in the White House to the men from the private agencies in his apartment?

4. How many feet thick is the ice shelf attached to the glacier where the meteorite was found?

5. How long does Michael assume he and the others will survive after being blown into the ocean in Chapter 56?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 464 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample