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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many feet thick is the ice shelf attached to the glacier where the meteorite was found?
(a) 100.
(b) 150.
(c) 50.
(d) 200.

3. Who tells Gabrielle that she has been providing her with the NASA data she was giving to Senator Sexton?
(a) William Pickering.
(b) Sedgwick Sexton.
(c) Zachary Herney.
(d) Marjorie Tench.

4. What is the name of the paleontologist hired by the president to verify the meteorite?
(a) Wailee Ming.
(b) Corky Marlinson.
(c) Norah Mangor.
(d) Michael Tolland.

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

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

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

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

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

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. At how many feet is the helicopter when the doctor and his dogs are pushed out in the prologue?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 4,000.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 1,000.

12. What is the name of the doctor that is on a dog sled in the prologue?
(a) Corky Marlinson.
(b) Norah Mangor.
(c) Wailee Ming.
(d) Charles Brophy.

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

14. What does Ming realize is breaking away when he feels a large vibration beneath his feet in the habisphere?
(a) The glacier.
(b) The meteorite.
(c) The sky.
(d) The habisphere.

15. What does the person using the ax on the ice hope to send a message to?
(a) Underwater divers.
(b) NRO's oceanic listening system.
(c) Nearby boats.
(d) Someone on the glacier.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are Rachel and the others given once onboard the submarine to warm their bodies?

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

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

5. What is the name of the glacier that Rachel lands on in Chapter 16?

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