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

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

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

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

5. Where is Rachel shot when the Delta Force attacks her and the scientists at the Milne Ice Shelf?
(a) The stomach.
(b) The neck.
(c) The arm.
(d) The leg.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the president of the United States in the book?

3. Who tells Pickering that the meteorite is definitely real during a phone conversation with him on the submarine?

4. What does Tench believe will just be a bonus to ensure Herney wins the presidency?

5. What is the name of the content editor for ABC who is a friend of Gabrielle?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the Delta Force described when they are first seen in the book?

2. What two reasons does Norah give Rachel for disagreeing with her explanation for PODS not being sensitive enough to pick up saltwater around the glacier?

3. Describe the conversation between the president and Marjorie Tench when she suggests going to a CNN debate with Sexton instead of him?

4. What does Rachel do aboard the USS Charlotte when she realizes the president is about to have his press conference?

5. Why does Pickering tell Rachel to wait to tell the president about her findings on the meteorite when she calls him aboard the USS Charlotte?

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

7. What do the scientists and Rachel discover on the GPR printout of the meteorite?

8. How is the Delta Force's mission described in Chapter 15?

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

10. How are Rachel, Michael, and Corky rescued from the Arctic Ocean in Chapter 61?

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