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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Pickering that the meteorite is definitely real during a phone conversation with him on the submarine?
(a) Michael.
(b) Corky.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Norah.

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

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

4. 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 bomb.
(d) A flash-bang grenade.

5. What does GPR stand for that is used by the scientists to see if the glacier has saltwater?
(a) Great Penetrating Radar.
(b) Ground Probing Radar.
(c) Gentle Probing Redactor.
(d) Ground Penetrating Radar.

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

7. 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) 1,000.
(d) 4,000.

8. 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) The Senator.
(b) Gabrielle's well-being.
(c) The presidential race.
(d) Herself.

9. What does Rachel realize she has been shot with when the Delta Force attacks her and the scientists at the Milne Ice Shelf?
(a) Metal bullets.
(b) Ice bullets.
(c) Daggers.
(d) Lasers.

10. What is the name of the world-renowned astrophysicist hired by the president to verify the meteorite?
(a) Norah Mangor.
(b) Corky Marlinson.
(c) Wailee Ming.
(d) Michael Tolland.

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

12. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Senator Sexton's main complaint regarding NASA?

2. Who is Gabrielle greeted by for her meeting at the White House?

3. What does Norah say did not pick up any change in density when testing the meteorite for salinity?

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

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

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