View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Delta One throw at Rachel and the others that makes the glacier break away and drop in the ocean?

3. Who does Ekstrom take a call from at the end of Chapter 75?

4. What goes into Ming's eye that causes him to fall into the water and drown?

5. How many ice samples had Norah taken of the meteorite to confirm it was fresh water?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Michael help Rachel and Corky escape the Delta Force on the meteorite?

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

5. How do Michael and Corky describe how to distinguish a meteorite to Rachel?

6. How does Marjorie Tench explain the Space Commercialization Promotion Act to Gabrielle?

7. What is the nature of Ekstrom and Marjorie Tench's phone conversation in Chapter 75?

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

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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of President Zackary Herney in the book. In what way does the author create doubt about the goodness of the president in comparison to Senator Sexton?

Essay Topic 2

True to its title, the book does a good job of deceiving the readers leading them down many paths with no real truth and honesty found.

Part 1.) How does the author deceive the reader with characters like Marjorie Tench and Lawrence Ekstrom who seemed motivated to falsify the meteorite finding?

Part 2.) How does the author present several levels of deception in the book with the inclusion of Senator Sexton's bribery scheme?

Part 3.) What might the author be saying about the nature of politics and power based on his portrayal of deception in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role of the Delta Force of the book. What about the Delta Force's missions in the book note the seriousness of the secret they were keeping and the power of the players involved?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 763 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample