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

2. Who assumes they will die but begins hitting the ice with the blunt end of an ax after falling into the ocean on a glacier?
(a) Corky.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Norah.
(d) Michael.

3. What are Rachel and the others given once onboard the submarine to warm their bodies?
(a) A blanket.
(b) New clothes.
(c) Warm socks.
(d) A shot of adrenaline.

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

5. Where does Rachel meet with the president in Chapter 6?
(a) Air Force One.
(b) The Oval Office.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) The movies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Rachel tell Pickering to alert about the false meteorite during their phone conversation aboard the submarine?

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

3. What is the name of Michael's wife who passed away from cancer?

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

5. What does Michael take from the sled to save him, Rachel and Corky?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Marjorie Tench do to Rachel when she receives a call from her from the submarine just before the president's press conference?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Ekstrom do after a NASA technician finds Dr. Ming's dead body?

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