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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Gabrielle instructed to meet her NASA informant at the White House?
(a) The East Gate
(b) The South Door.
(c) The West Gate.
(d) The North Door.

2. According to the president during his press conference, how old is the meteorite?
(a) 190 million years.
(b) 75 million years.
(c) 100 million years.
(d) 50 million years.

3. 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) Increase taxes.
(b) Open space exploration to private companies.
(c) Close down NASA.
(d) Fire Gabrielle.

4. 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 year.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) A month.

5. What does Rachel tell the president's staff about the information she will tell them?
(a) It will be quick.
(b) It is honest.
(c) It will be sketchy.
(d) It is true and unbiased.

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

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

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

9. What goes into Ming's eye that causes him to fall into the water and drown?
(a) A spear.
(b) Dust.
(c) Water.
(d) The microbot.

10. How does the Delta Force describe the situation to the controller after the scientists realize salt water is around the meteorite?
(a) A major flaw.
(b) An error.
(c) A small obstacle.
(d) A serious problem.

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

12. Where is Gabriel heading at the end of Chapter 50?
(a) Senator Sexton's apartment.
(b) Her apartment.
(c) Her office.
(d) The White House.

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

14. 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) Norah.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Michael.
(d) Corky.

15. What does Tench believe will just be a bonus to ensure Herney wins the presidency?
(a) Rachel dying.
(b) Sexton taking bribes.
(c) Gabrielle admitting her affair with Sexton.
(d) The meteorite finding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Rachel meeting her father for dinner in Chapter 1?

2. What does Rachel develop a fear of as a child?

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

4. Who believes that the sight of the submarine approaching them in the water was a hallucination?

5. What is Rachel careful to give only when speaking with William Pickering on the phone in Chapter 71?

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