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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 41-45.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many feet thick is the ice shelf attached to the glacier where the meteorite was found?
(a) 100.
(b) 200.
(c) 50.
(d) 150.

2. What does Ming try to get that causes him to fall in the water?
(a) A closer look.
(b) A picture.
(c) A water sample.
(d) He jumps into the water.

3. What is Senator Sexton's main complaint regarding NASA?
(a) Their overspending.
(b) Their secrecy.
(c) Their lies.
(d) Their failure.

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

5. What does the president want to know if Rachel shares her father's poor opinion of during their first meeting?
(a) Education.
(b) Taxes.
(c) Space exploration.
(d) Poverty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of salinity does Norah discover the water around the meteorite had in Chapter 41?

2. What had the president done just after a meeting with NASA the previous week according to Senator Sexton and Gabrielle's conversation?

3. What is the name of the paleontologist hired by the president to verify the meteorite?

4. Who tells Gabrielle that she has been providing her with the NASA data she was giving to Senator Sexton?

5. What is the name of the act that Marjorie tells Gabrielle that would allow private companies to explore space?

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