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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Chris Harper tell Gabrielle that PODS would have found the meteorite had the anomaly detecting software been working?
(a) A month.
(b) A week.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Two weeks.

2. Where does Gabrielle take a taxi to after leaving Chris Harper's office at NASA?
(a) The White House.
(b) Her apartment.
(c) Her office.
(d) Senator Sexton's apartment.

3. Who finds Rachel's fax about the meteorite hoax in Chapter 125?
(a) Senator Sexton.
(b) Gabrielle.
(c) The president.
(d) Pickering.

4. Who first sees that Rachel has been shot on the Goya?
(a) The president.
(b) Her father.
(c) Michael.
(d) Corky.

5. According to Michael, what creates the cyclone of warm water at the Goya? .
(a) Magma
(b) Fire.
(c) Lava.
(d) Air.

6. Who does the controller not say would soon be dead after the assassination of the high-powered political official?
(a) Corky.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Michael.
(d) Norah.

7. How many people are dropped onto the Goya from the Kiowa helicopter?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

8. What do Xavia and Corky discover about the meteorite after testing the chondrules on the Goya?
(a) It is a terrestrial rock.
(b) It is a moon rock.
(c) It is a rock from Jupiter.
(d) It is a rock from Mars.

9. Where does a bullet graze Rachel when the Delta Force begin shooting the people on the Goya?
(a) Her leg.
(b) The neck.
(c) Her arm.
(d) The back.

10. Which of the following animals is not said to be similar to the fossil found in the meteorite when it is being examined in the airplane?
(a) Crab.
(b) Lobster.
(c) Shrimp.
(d) Oyster.

11. What is the name of Michael's research center that he calls in Chapter 91?
(a) Triton.
(b) Lucky.
(c) Goya.
(d) Mayflower.

12. Where does the Delta Force land when they board a Kiowa stealth military helicopter?
(a) Boston.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) New York.

13. What is the name of the marine biologist who left Michael a message about an error in his television broadcast?
(a) Gabrielle.
(b) Celia.
(c) Xavia.
(d) Antonia.

14. What does Gabrielle realize she is tired of in Chapter 100?
(a) Politics.
(b) Lying.
(c) The senator.
(d) Bribing.

15. Who does Marjorie Tench call after agreeing to meet William Pickering in Chapter 80?
(a) Ekstrom.
(b) The president.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Michael.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Delta Force jam as they approach the Goya?

2. What do Rachel and Michael search for in a large database when looking for an organism that is similar to the meteorite at the Goya?

3. Where does Rachel go to prepare the proof of the meteorite conspiracy on the Goya?

4. What does Corky do to cover the smell of blood after being shot on the Goya?

5. What reason does Gabrielle give Senator Sexton for getting files from his office when he calls her there?

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