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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What room in the White House is Gabrielle led to in Chapter 40?
(a) The Oval Office.
(b) Lincoln's bedroom.
(c) The map room.
(d) The Green Room.

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

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

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

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

6. How many ice samples had Norah taken of the meteorite to confirm it was fresh water?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 20.

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

8. 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) Lasers.
(c) Ice bullets.
(d) Daggers.

9. What logos does Gabrielle see on the briefcases and jackets in Senator Sexton's apartment while he is meeting with them?
(a) NASA.
(b) Reporters.
(c) Cabinet members.
(d) Private space companies.

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

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

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

13. Who does Ekstrom take a call from at the end of Chapter 75?
(a) Marjorie Tench.
(b) William Pickering.
(c) Michael Tolland.
(d) The president.

14. What is the name of the captain of the USS Charlotte?
(a) William Pickering.
(b) Michael Tolland.
(c) Wailee Mangor.
(d) Harold Brown.

15. What does the president want to know if Rachel shares her father's poor opinion of during their first meeting?
(a) Education.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Space exploration.
(d) Taxes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What goes into Ming's eye that causes him to fall into the water and drown?

3. What percentage of salinity does Norah discover the water around the meteorite had in Chapter 41?

4. What does Rachel say would be hurt for the meteorite discovery if one part of the findings comes into question?

5. What time does Tench give Gabrielle to decide to come public with her affair with Senator Sexton?

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