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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 46-50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had the president done just after a meeting with NASA the previous week according to Senator Sexton and Gabrielle's conversation?
(a) Jammed his schedule.
(b) Cleared his schedule.
(c) Went into hiding.
(d) Booked a vacation.

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

3. What time does Tench give Gabrielle to decide to come public with her affair with Senator Sexton?
(a) 8 p.m.
(b) Noon.
(c) 9 p.m.
(d) 5 p.m.

4. What does Rachel develop a fear of as a child?
(a) Spiders.
(b) Crowds.
(c) Heights.
(d) Open water.

5. What does Rachel realize she has been shot with when the Delta Force attacks her and the scientists at the Milne Ice Shelf?
(a) Metal bullets.
(b) Ice bullets.
(c) Lasers.
(d) Daggers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the glacier that Rachel lands on in Chapter 16?

2. What does the president want to know if Rachel shares her father's poor opinion of during their first meeting?

3. What do the scientists see an obvious outline of in the extraction pit of the glacier after using the GPR?

4. How many feet thick is the ice shelf attached to the glacier where the meteorite was found?

5. What is the name of Senator Sexton's campaign assistant?

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