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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rachel develop a fear of as a child?
(a) Spiders.
(b) Crowds.
(c) Open water.
(d) Heights.

2. According to the controller, in how many hours does will important information would go public in Chapter 15?
(a) 2.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

3. What does Gabrielle use to gain entry into Senator Sexton's apartment while he is meeting with private investors?
(a) The envelope Tench gave her.
(b) A gun.
(c) Money.
(d) Rachel.

4. In what year do the scientists believe the meteorite to have fallen?
(a) 1716.
(b) 1790.
(c) 1820.
(d) 1654.

5. What is the name of the content editor for ABC who is a friend of Gabrielle?
(a) Yolanda Cole.
(b) Norah Mangor.
(c) Celia Ekstrom.
(d) Michael Tolland.

6. Who does Rachel tell Pickering to alert about the false meteorite during their phone conversation aboard the submarine?
(a) The White House.
(b) The FBI.
(c) The CIA.
(d) The IRS.

7. Who tells the NASA technician that finds Dr. Ming's dead body to hide it until after the press conference?
(a) The president.
(b) Lawrence Ekstrom.
(c) Michael Tolland.
(d) William Pickering.

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

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

10. 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 flash-bang grenade.
(c) A bomb.
(d) A missile.

11. What is Rachel careful to give only when speaking with William Pickering on the phone in Chapter 71?
(a) Lies.
(b) The facts.
(c) Codes.
(d) Truth.

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

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

14. 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.

15. What time does Tench give Gabrielle to decide to come public with her affair with Senator Sexton?
(a) 9 p.m.
(b) 8 p.m.
(c) 5 p.m.
(d) Noon.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many ice samples had Norah taken of the meteorite to confirm it was fresh water?

4. What does an inside source tell Yolanda that the president's press conference is related to in Chapter 65?

5. What does GPR stand for that is used by the scientists to see if the glacier has saltwater?

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