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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 the Delta Force want to take the blame for the death of the political official they are assassinating in the book?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Foreign terrorists.
(c) Canada.
(d) Pickering.

2. The president of what organization visits Senator Sexton in Chapter 76?
(a) The IRS.
(b) The Space Frontier Federation.
(c) The USA.
(d) Mexico.

3. What is Rachel nervous about when she gets into the helicopter?
(a) The height of the helicopter.
(b) Meeting the president.
(c) Kissing Michael.
(d) Flying over open water.

4. Who holds a press conference at the beginning of Chapter 131?
(a) The president.
(b) NASA.
(c) Senator Sexton.
(d) Rachel.

5. What is the Delta Force planning to do to a prominent American official when boarding a Kiowa helicopter?
(a) Protect the official.
(b) Hide the official.
(c) Kidnap the official.
(d) Assassinate the official.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rachel tell Corky and Michael that they must do to evaluate the meteorite sample accurately aboard a military aircraft?

2. What does Michael say is the name of the cyclone of warm water that is under the Goya?

3. What does Xavia say was wrong with Michael's documentary regarding the meteorite?

4. Who does the president offer a position in his administration but she refuses?

5. Who does Marjorie Tench call after agreeing to meet William Pickering in Chapter 80?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the scientists on the Goya discover after finding a photo of an organism similar to the meteorite?

2. How does Michael use the Triton to defend himself against the Delta Force?

3. What is the nature of Xavia's phone message to Michael in Chapter 91?

4. Why does William Pickering tell Rachel he is lying about the meteorite when he reveals himself as the controller?

5. How does Rachel describe the expander cycle engine to Michael and Corky?

6. How does Xavia describe the reason Michael's statement about the chondrules on the meteorite were false?

7. How is the Delta Fore assassination described in Chapter 96?

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

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

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

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