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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Gabrielle's reaction after hearing the president's press conference at ABC studios?
(a) Stunned.
(b) Happy.
(c) Sad.
(d) Angry.

2. Who tells Gabrielle that she has been providing her with the NASA data she was giving to Senator Sexton?
(a) Zachary Herney.
(b) Sedgwick Sexton.
(c) William Pickering.
(d) Marjorie Tench.

3. What does Rachel see the fossilized imprint of when she sees a sample of the meteorite?
(a) A snake.
(b) A large bug.
(c) A person.
(d) A deer.

4. At how many feet is the helicopter when the doctor and his dogs are pushed out in the prologue?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 4,000.
(d) 1,000.

5. Who takes the call for the president from Rachel when she calls from the submarine?
(a) William Pickering.
(b) Gabrielle Ashe.
(c) Sedgwick Sexton.
(d) Marjorie Trench.

6. What does Sexton promise he will do once he is in the White House to the men from the private agencies in his apartment?
(a) Fire Gabrielle.
(b) Close down NASA.
(c) Increase taxes.
(d) Open space exploration to private companies.

7. What does Rachel believe NASA has discovered evidence of in Chapter 11?
(a) Terrorist threat.
(b) A new planet.
(c) A space ship.
(d) Extra-terrestrial life.

8. What does an inside source tell Yolanda that the president's press conference is related to in Chapter 65?
(a) An affair.
(b) Taxes.
(c) NASA.
(d) Resignation.

9. Who does Marjorie call just before the president's press conference?
(a) Michael Tolland.
(b) Lawrence Ekstrom.
(c) William Pickering.
(d) Sedgwick Sexton.

10. What does Michael take from the sled to save him, Rachel and Corky?
(a) A sled.
(b) A gun.
(c) A parachute.
(d) A Mylar fabric balloon.

11. What have the Delta Force been authorized to protect regarding the Milne Ice Shelf?
(a) Its lies.
(b) Its secrets.
(c) Its location.
(d) Its composition.

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

13. What is the name of Senator Sexton's campaign assistant?
(a) Marjorie Tench.
(b) Rachel Sexton.
(c) Norah Mangor.
(d) Gabrielle Ashe.

14. What is the name of Michael's wife who passed away from cancer?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Norah.
(c) Susan.
(d) Celia.

15. Where is Rachel meeting her father for dinner in Chapter 1?
(a) New York.
(b) Boston.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Washington, D.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the president say he has known about the meteorite and waited to reveal the news during his press conference?

2. Who notices Marjorie acting angrily on the phone just before the president's press conference?

3. What does Gabrielle's friend say she is most concerned about regarding Gabrielle's decision to come forward with her affair with Senator Sexton?

4. 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?

5. What does Tench believe will just be a bonus to ensure Herney wins the presidency?

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