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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. 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.

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

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

4. What is Rachel careful to give only when speaking with William Pickering on the phone in Chapter 71?
(a) The facts.
(b) Truth.
(c) Codes.
(d) Lies.

5. What is the name of the glacier that Rachel lands on in Chapter 16?
(a) The Tundra.
(b) The Great Glacier.
(c) The Milne Ice Shelf.
(d) The North Pole.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Marjorie call just before the president's press conference?

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

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

4. According to the controller, in how many hours does will important information would go public in Chapter 15?

5. Who believes that the sight of the submarine approaching them in the water was a hallucination?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Senator Sexton receive the classified information regarding NASA that he uses to discredit his opponents?

2. What happens when Gabrielle goes to the East Gate of the White House for a meeting?

3. What does Rachel realize when she is shot with an ice bullet on the meteorite?

4. How is Michael's belief of panspermia described in the book?

5. What is the nature of the material Rachel presents to the president's staff in Chapter 35?

6. How does Gabrielle get into Senator Sexton's apartment during his meeting with the private space companies?

7. How does Dr. Charles Brophy die?

8. How does Rachel send a message to the NRO while in frozen water?

9. What is the nature of Rachel's visit with the president aboard Air Force One?

10. How does Yolanda react when Gabrielle tells her she wishes to go public with her affair with Senator Sexton?

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