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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the president want to know if Rachel shares her father's poor opinion of during their first meeting?
(a) Education.
(b) Taxes.
(c) Space exploration.
(d) Poverty.

2. What is name of Rachel's boss?
(a) Michael Tolland.
(b) William Pickering
(c) Yolanda Cole.
(d) Zachary Herney.

3. What is the name of the paleontologist hired by the president to verify the meteorite?
(a) Corky Marlinson.
(b) Wailee Ming.
(c) Norah Mangor.
(d) Michael Tolland.

4. What logos does Gabrielle see on the briefcases and jackets in Senator Sexton's apartment while he is meeting with them?
(a) Private space companies.
(b) NASA.
(c) Cabinet members.
(d) Reporters.

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

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

7. Who does Senator Sexton not blame after the president has made his announcement about the meteorite discovery in a press conference?
(a) Rachel.
(b) The president.
(c) Gabrielle.
(d) Marjorie Tench.

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

9. What is the name of the doctor that is on a dog sled in the prologue?
(a) Charles Brophy.
(b) Wailee Ming.
(c) Norah Mangor.
(d) Corky Marlinson.

10. What does Ming try to get that causes him to fall in the water?
(a) A picture.
(b) He jumps into the water.
(c) A closer look.
(d) A water sample.

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

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

13. Who assumes they will die but begins hitting the ice with the blunt end of an ax after falling into the ocean on a glacier?
(a) Norah.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Michael.
(d) Corky.

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

15. What does Ming realize is breaking away when he feels a large vibration beneath his feet in the habisphere?
(a) The glacier.
(b) The meteorite.
(c) The habisphere.
(d) The sky.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Gabrielle instructed to meet her NASA informant at the White House?

2. What does the Delta Force put down Norah's throat in Chapter 51?

3. How many civilian scientists had President Herney enlisted to ensure NASA's discovery was accurate?

4. What are Rachel and the others given once onboard the submarine to warm their bodies?

5. What does Gabrielle use to gain entry into Senator Sexton's apartment while he is meeting with private investors?

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