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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the scientists see an obvious outline of in the extraction pit of the glacier after using the GPR?
(a) A human body.
(b) A dog.
(c) A snake.
(d) A sled.

2. What does Gabrielle's friend say she is most concerned about regarding Gabrielle's decision to come forward with her affair with Senator Sexton?
(a) Herself.
(b) The presidential race.
(c) Gabrielle's well-being.
(d) The Senator.

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

4. What is the name of the glacier that Rachel lands on in Chapter 16?
(a) The Milne Ice Shelf.
(b) The Great Glacier.
(c) The North Pole.
(d) The Tundra.

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

6. What is the name of the act that Marjorie tells Gabrielle that would allow private companies to explore space?
(a) Private Space Act.
(b) Space Privatization Act.
(c) Space Provisions Act.
(d) The Space Commercialization Promotions Act.

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

8. Who is Gabrielle greeted by for her meeting at the White House?
(a) Zachary Herney.
(b) Sedgwick Sexton.
(c) Marjorie Trench.
(d) William Pickering.

9. What is name of Rachel's boss?
(a) Michael Tolland.
(b) Yolanda Cole.
(c) William Pickering
(d) Zachary Herney.

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

11. How does Rachel describe the news of the meteorite?
(a) Boldest.
(b) Weirdest.
(c) Saddest.
(d) Most exciting.

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

13. What does Delta One throw at Rachel and the others that makes the glacier break away and drop in the ocean?
(a) A machine gun.
(b) A missile.
(c) A flash-bang grenade.
(d) A bomb.

14. How many men are in a storm tent and call themselves Delta?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

15. How long does Michael assume he and the others will survive after being blown into the ocean in Chapter 56?
(a) An hour.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 20-30 minutes.
(d) 30-40 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What have the Delta Force been authorized to protect regarding the Milne Ice Shelf?

2. What is the name of the doctor that is on a dog sled in the prologue?

3. What does Rachel have in her pocket that will tell the truth about the meteorite if they die in the ocean?

4. What is the name of the NASA administrator who greets Rachel at the glacier?

5. What does Rachel see the fossilized imprint of when she sees a sample of the meteorite?

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