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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Delta One throw at Rachel and the others that makes the glacier break away and drop in the ocean?
(a) A missile.
(b) A flash-bang grenade.
(c) A machine gun.
(d) A bomb.

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

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

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

7. How long does Michael assume he and the others will survive after being blown into the ocean in Chapter 56?
(a) An hour.
(b) 20-30 minutes.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 30-40 minutes.

8. What does Rachel believe NASA has discovered evidence of in Chapter 11?
(a) A space ship.
(b) Extra-terrestrial life.
(c) A new planet.
(d) Terrorist threat.

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

10. What is name of Rachel's boss?
(a) Michael Tolland.
(b) Yolanda Cole.
(c) Zachary Herney.
(d) William Pickering

11. What is the name of the well-known oceanographer with a highly popular weekly television show?
(a) Wailee Ming.
(b) Michael Tolland.
(c) Corky Marlinson.
(d) Norah Mangor.

12. 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) Money.
(c) A gun.
(d) Rachel.

13. What percentage of salinity does Norah discover the water around the meteorite had in Chapter 41?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rachel meet with the president in Chapter 6?

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

3. What is the name of the content editor for ABC who is a friend of Gabrielle?

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

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

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