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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How long does the president say he has known about the meteorite and waited to reveal the news during his press conference?
(a) A year.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) A month.
(d) A week.

8. What does the president wish Rachel to do for his staff when he speaks with her over video link?
(a) Brief them.
(b) Impress them.
(c) Lie to them.
(d) Encourage them.

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

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

11. 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) Corky.
(d) Michael.

12. What is Rachel's job at the White House?
(a) Cleaning lady.
(b) Cabinet member.
(c) Intelligence liaison.
(d) Press agent.

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

14. Who believes that the sight of the submarine approaching them in the water was a hallucination?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Michael.
(c) Corky.
(d) Norah.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tench believe will just be a bonus to ensure Herney wins the presidency?

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

3. How many feet thick is the ice shelf attached to the glacier where the meteorite was found?

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

5. What does Delta One throw at Rachel and the others that makes the glacier break away and drop in the ocean?

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