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

Short Answer Questions

1. What state is Michael's research center off the coast of?

2. Who does the president recall attempted to help him by exposing Senator Sexton's affair months before but that he refused?

3. What does Senator Sexton do to Gabrielle when she suggests holding onto the information about the meteorite until Rachel is safe?

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

5. Who does the controller not say would soon be dead after the assassination of the high-powered political official?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the hammerhead sharks that surround the Goya described regarding their sense of smell?

2. How is Rachel able to send a fax telling the truth about the meteorite?

3. How are the controller's feelings regarding the dead body count to protect his secret described?

4. Why is Gabrielle stuck in traffic in Chapter 100?

5. Describe the conversation between Gabrielle and Senator Sexton when he calls her on her cell phone at ABC studios.

6. What does Gabrielle say to Chris Harper when she goes into his office at NASA?

7. What happens when Corky goes for a motorboat after the Delta Force arrives on the Goya?

8. What is the nature of Gabrielle and Senator Sexton's conversation regarding the fax from Rachel in Chapter 125?

9. How is the megaplume that Rachel and the others see at the Goya described?

10. How are Rachel and Michael described at the White House in Chapter 133?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Gabrielle and Senator Sexton's morals and overall outlook on politics in the book. What is telling of the natures of these two characters based on the revelation of their true ideals regarding politics in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Rachel with her father Senator Sexton in the book. What is telling of the impact Rachel's mother played in her life based on her differences from her father in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of NASA in the book. What might the author be saying about the space program and its role in society based on its depiction in the book?

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